Category: Dec-2012

Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii 4:17 P.M. HST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  Well, it is wonderful to see all of you.  First of all, we want to say Merry Christmas to everybody. AUDIENCE:  Merry Christmas! THE PRESIDENT:  This looks like it was a nice rather than naughty crowd –- (laughter) -– so I’m…

*** Photo available here: http://bit.ly/V1RGvv *** Via Telephone 12:04 P.M. HAST MRS. OBAMA:  Hello? CHILD:  Hello! MRS. OBAMA:  Hi, this is Michelle Obama, the First Lady.  Who am I talking to? JAKE:  Jake and Ryan and Kyle Schaack from — CHILD:  From Rocklin, California. MRS. OBAMA:  Oh, wow.  Are you guys excited that’s it’s Christmas…

The United States condemns in the strongest terms the renewed violence in Kenya’s Tana River region, which left over 39 dead and dozens injured on Friday, including many women and children.  This latest incident represents a disturbing escalation of the tragic violence witnessed by these communities in August and September.  We send our deepest sympathy…

WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wished everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and thanked our brave troops and their families for their service.  The President and First Lady asked the American people to visit JoiningForces.gov to find ways to honor and support our veterans and military families,…

The President spoke by telephone last evening with Park Geun-hye, the President-elect of the Republic of Korea, to extend his congratulations on her victory in Wednesday’s Presidential election in Korea. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance as a linchpin of peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in the Asia Pacific…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2017. (Reappointment) Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years…

President Obama today named twelve eminent researchers as recipients of the National Medal of Science and eleven extraordinary inventors as recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. The recipients will receive their awards at a White House ceremony in…

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: L. Preston Bryant, Jr. – Chair, National Capital Planning Commission Mohamed A. El-Erian – Chair, President’s Global Development Council Richard C. Blum – Member, President’s Global Development Council Sylvia Mathews Burwell – Member, President’s Global Development Council Esther Duflo…

National Cathedral Washington, D.C. 11:50 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  To Irene, Ken, Jennifer, Danny’s friends and former colleagues, it is an extraordinary honor to be here with you in this magnificent place to pay tribute to a man who would probably we wondering what all the fuss is about. This Tuesday was in many ways…

Roosevelt Room 1:40 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everyone.  When I took office, our nation was engaged in two wars, and al Qaeda was entrenched in their safe havens.  Many of our alliances were frayed, and America’s standing in the world had suffered. Over the past four years, we’ve begun a new era of…