White House Highlights Museum and Library “Champions of Change”
WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, June 11th, the White House will honor twelve people as museum and library “Champions of Change.” This Champions event will focus on libraries and museums…
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi
Vice President Biden met with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi this afternoon in Washington. The Vice President reaffirmed the United States’ close bilateral partnership with Kosovo and our enduring support…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Daniel B. Baer – United States Representative to the Organization for…
President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Mark T. Nethery – Member, Board of Trustees of the…
Remarks by the President on the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
East Room 11:53 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Everybody have a seat. Welcome to the White House. It is wonderful to see all of you.…
Remarks by the President Nominating Jason Furman as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
State Dining Room 2:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, all of you. It’s now been nearly five years since an economic crisis and a punishing recession came together to…
United States and China Agree to Work Together on Phase Down of HFCs
Today, President Obama and President Xi agreed on an important new step to confront global climate change. For the first time, the United States and China will work together and…
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Time to Pass Commonsense Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama said that the United States Senate will soon take action to fix our broken immigration system with a commonsense bill. The President urged…
Remarks by President Obama and President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China After Bilateral Meeting
Sunnylands Retreat Rancho Mirage, California 8:09 P.M. PDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Everybody ready? Well, I know we’re a little behind, but that’s mainly because President Xi and I had a very…
Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House Regarding the Supplemental Proposal from the Judicial Branch for Fiscal Year 2013
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2013 Dear Mr. Speaker: As a matter of comity, and consistent with 31…