President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 4/8/2011
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Timothy Massad for Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability, Department of the Treasury. The President also announced his intent to…
Statement From the President on the Violence in Syria
I strongly condemn the abhorrent violence committed against peaceful protesters by the Syrian government today and over the past few weeks. I also condemn any use of violence by protesters.…
Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate, 4/8/2011
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Anuj Chang Desai, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring September 30,…
Remarks by the President on the Budget
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Behind me, through the window, you can see the Washington Monument, visited each year by hundreds of thousands from around the world. The people who travel…
Obama Urges African-American Students To Close Achievement Gap
In calling education and the lack of equality in education the “civil rights” issues of our times, President Obama has urged African-Americans students to step up in terms of closing…
Statements of Support for the U.S-Colombia Trade Agreement
US-Colombia Business Partnership “The member companies of the US-Colombia Business Partnership strongly support the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement and call for its prompt consideration and passage… The USCBP believes increased…
Message from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the…
Notice from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SOMALIA On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536, I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 4/7/11
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: David S. Johanson, Member, United States International Trade Commission Sean Robert Mulvaney,…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 4/7/2011
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Cynthia Chavez Lamar, Member, Board of Trustees of the Institute of American…