Category: 2012

The President and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone this morning to discuss the latest developments concerning the financial situation in the eurozone. The President thanked the Chancellor for…

Today, Vice President Biden met with first responders to thank them for their service and to discuss the new nationwide public safety broadband network included in the Payroll Tax Extension…

National Security Advisor Tom Donilon concluded a three day visit to Israel today for consultations with senior Israeli officials including Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, Chief of the General…

President Obama spoke with President Karzai of Afghanistan today. They discussed regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation, the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran trilateral meetings last week in Islamabad, and other strategic issues of mutual…

WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama spoke to the American people from the Boeing Plant in Everett, Washington about our efforts to strengthen American manufacturing and job creation…

I’ve spent much of my career working on America’s policy toward the Middle East, and particularly Iraq. Like millions of other readers around the world, I have enriched my understanding…

Private Residence San Francisco, California 7:26 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Ah, I’ve got a little blues track going on here. I like that. Please,…

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium San Francisco, California 9:10 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, San Francisco! (Applause.) Thank you! Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. First of…

Boeing Production Facility Everett, Washington 11:47 A.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Everett! (Applause.) It is great to be in Washington — not Washington, D.C., in Washington State. (Applause.) And it…