Category: Sep2013

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Steven Anthony – Member, Railroad Retirement Board Susan McCue – Member, Board…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated David Jeremiah Barron to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. “David Jeremiah Barron has displayed exceptional dedication to…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice Michael Boudin, retired. Mark G. Mastroianni, of Massachusetts, to…

Vice President Biden welcomed British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to his home in Washington today to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues, including the need to test…

New York Hilton Hotel Midtown New York, New York 3:02 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody, for joining us here today. And I want to offer a…

Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York, New York 1:51 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I appreciate very much the opportunity to meet once again with President Jonathan and his delegation. Obviously,…

The President called Chancellor Merkel today to congratulate her on the Christian Democratic Union’s success in the German federal election on September 22. The President noted his deep appreciation for…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Bruce Heyman, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada. Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to…

We, the governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Libya, Lithuania, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden,…

President Obama met President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria today in New York. The presidents reaffirmed their commitment to fighting terrorism, including the importance of bringing the insurgency in northern Nigeria…