Category: December 2009

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate John Nalbandian as a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute. President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual today: John Nalbandian, Nominee for Member, Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute John Nalbandian is a…

WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today nominated Judge J. Michelle Childs and Richard Mark Gergel to the District Court bench for the District of South Carolina. Childs currently sits on the South Carolina Circuit Court and Gergel is a principal and senior partner with the firm Gergel, Nickles and Solomon, P.A in Columbia, South Carolina.…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Beatrice Hanson, Director, Office of Victims of Crime, Department of Justice Daniel Becker, Member, Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute James Hannah, Member, Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute Gayle A. Nachtigal,…

Diplomatic Reception Room Meets with SAVE Award winner; Announces WH Forum on Modernizing Government WASHINGTON – As part of his effort to cut waste and improve government performance, President Barack Obama will announce today that federal agencies are on track to save $19 billion through improvements to their contracting and acquisition practices. In addition, the…

“Michelle and I wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Mrs. Ann Nixon Cooper. From her beginnings in Shelbyville and Nashville, Tennessee to her many years as a pillar of the Atlanta community, Ann lived a life of service. Whether it was helping to found the Girls Club for African American Youth,…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: Peggy Goldwater Clay, Member, Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation President Obama announced today his intent to nominate the…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Kevin Wolf, Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration), Department of Commerce Timothy McGee, Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Observation and Prediction), Department of Commerce Theodore W. Tozer, President, Government National Mortgage Association, Department of Housing and Urban Development…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation: Sharon L. Browne, Member, Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, Member, Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation Victor B. Maddox, Member, Board of…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE December 16, 2009 Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Marie Collins Johns, Deputy Administrator, Small Business Administration Gwendolyn E. Boyd, Member, Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Jonathan M. Young, Chair, National Council on Disability Carol Jean Reynolds, Member,…