Category: April 2012

WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, April 6, President Obama will deliver remarks at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy to highlight ways the Administration has helped create economic security for women and recognizes that women are key to economic growth and competitiveness. As part of the Forum, the White House will release…

Today, President Obama called Coach Kim Mulkey to congratulate her and the Baylor University women’s basketball team on their historic 40-0 season and 2012 NCAA championship victory.  The President told Coach Mulkey that her team was a great pick as he had the Lady Bears picked to win the championship from the beginning of the…

This afternoon, President Obama joined a meeting between Vice President Biden and Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, at the White House. President Obama and Vice President Biden reaffirmed that the United States is committed to our close and historic relationship with Kurdistan and the Kurdish people, in the context of our…

The President and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone today to discuss several foreign policy issues of mutual concern, including Iran and Syria.  Both leaders expressed the hope that Iran would take advantage of the upcoming P5+1 talks to address the international community’s concerns about the Iranian nuclear program.  They also reiterated their common…

East Room 9:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  (Applause.)  Please, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Well, welcome to the White House.  It is a pleasure to be with all of you this morning. In less than a week, this house will be overrun by thousands of kids at the Easter Egg Roll. …

South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building 11:56 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you very much.  Thank you, everybody.  Please, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Well, good morning, and welcome to the White House.  I want to thank my outstanding Vice President, Joe Biden, for being here.  (Applause.)  And we are…

Maryland Fisher House IV Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland 2:02 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hey!  (Applause.)  You guys, thank you so much.  It is always one of my favorite things to come visit Fisher House, and — because this house is a home away from home to so many of our military…

Users will be able to take an at-home 360-degree tour of the White House’s public rooms at www.GoogleArtProject.com Washington – The White House today announced the latest step in President and Mrs. Obama’s efforts to truly make 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue “The People’s House”, by working with Google Art Project to create a virtual 360-degree tour…

President Obama called Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today to congratulate the Iraqi people on the success of the Arab Summit hosted in Baghdad last week, and on Iraq’s continued reintegration into the region as a sovereign, independent state.  The two leaders discussed the United States and Iraq’s joint efforts to advance peace and security…

Today, the President authorized the use of up to $26 million from the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to respond to the unexpected and urgent needs resulting from the conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states of Sudan.  The emergency funds will be used to support the efforts of the United Nations High…