Category: June 2011

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Steven Richard Frank, Martin John Pane and David Blake Webb to serve as U.S. Marshals. “These dedicated law enforcement professionals have spent their careers protecting their fellow Americans,” said President Obama.  “I am honored to nominate them to serve the American people as U.S. Marshals.” Steven Richard Frank:  Nominee for…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Steven R. Frank, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, vice Thomas M. Fitzgerald, term expired. Jennifer Guerin Zipps, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, vice John M. Roll, deceased. Rosemary…

President Obama made phone calls today to Armenian President Serzh Sargsian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in advance of their upcoming summit on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that Russian President Dimitriy Medvedev will host in Kazan, Russia on June 24th. The President reaffirmed the message expressed in his May 26th joint statement with the OSCE Minsk…

The United States welcomes the decision of the 46-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to approve new guidelines covering transfers of sensitive nuclear technologies used for the enrichment of uranium or the processing of spent nuclear fuel.  This decision establishes agreed criteria that limit allowed transfers only to those nations in compliance with their nonproliferation obligations…

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 anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary…

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  (Applause.)   I don’t want to give a long speech, because I want to spend most of my time just shaking hands and thanking all of you. Colonel Burleson, thank you so much for your leadership.  To Sergeant Major Defreese and Parhum — to all of you, there’s a…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello, hello!  (Applause.)  Thank you!  Thank you so much.  Hello, New York!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  Everybody please have a seat.  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  (Applause.) Thank you, Jonathan, for your service to this country and for continuing to fight for what this country stands for,…

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  It’s great to be here.  Everybody please have a seat.  It’s me, it’s true.  (Laughter.) It is wonderful to see all of you.  Thank you so much for coming here tonight.  To the host committee, who have generally been supportive of me since I had…

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  (Applause.) Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in New York City!  (Applause.)  Good to be back on Broadway. (Applause.)  Thank you, Whoopi Goldberg.  We love you.  (Applause.)  How about the cast of Sister Act?  Give them a big round of applause. …