Category: November 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – Today President Barack Obama granted pardons to five individuals and commutation of sentence to one individual: PARDONS: • Lesley Claywood Berry Jr. – Loretto, Ky. Offense: Conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. Sentence: April 29, 1988; District of Minnesota; three years in…

At the President’s request, Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough joined Special Envoy for Sudan Princeton Lyman on a visit to Sudan and South Sudan November 20-21.  This follows Mr. McDonough’s short visit to Iraq with National Security Advisor to the Vice President and Deputy Assistant to the President Tony Blinken. In Khartoum, Mr. McDonough…

Earlier today, President Obama called Guatemala’s President-elect Otto Perez Molina to congratulate him on his recent electoral victory and to commend the Guatemalan people for their dedication to democracy.  The Presidents discussed the shared responsibility for enhancing citizen security in Guatemala and underscored the importance of institutional reforms, respect for human rights, and inclusive economic…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:44 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon.  As you all know, last summer I signed a law that will cut nearly $1 trillion of spending over the next 10 years.  Part of that law also required Congress to reduce the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion by the end…

Homestead-Miami Speedway Miami, Florida 1:52 P.M. EST DR. BIDEN:  Thank you, Carl.  Good luck to you.  Thank you. MR. EDWARDS:  See you.  Have fun. MRS. OBAMA:  Watch your head.  (Laughter.) DR. BIDEN:  Just wanted to say hello and I’m Jill Biden.  I am a military mom.  Our son Beau is Army National Guard.  He was…

On November 18, 2011, President Obama met with the leaders of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations to review our cooperation on building greater economic, security, and people-to-people ties with an important region and a key Asian multilateral organization. With a  population of approximately 580 million and a combined GDP…

Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia 11:14 A.M. WITA PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, I just want to extend my congratulations to Prime Minister Yingluck for her leadership.  Obviously, she had an inspirational election.  She’s know been dealing with an extraordinary tragedy — the flooding that’s been taking place in Thailand.  I called her and extended our condolences, but…

WASHINGTON—In this week’s address, President Obama spoke from Indonesia and told the American people that during his trip to the Asia Pacific, he has made progress opening up markets to support thousands of American jobs and keep us on track to double American exports by 2014.  The President’s trip underscores his belief that our businesses…

As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence — a testament to the spirit and determination of the people of Ukraine — we also remember the suffering they endured seventy-eight years ago during the catastrophic famine that has come to be known as the Holodomor – the “death by hunger.”  This terrible tragedy, created…