Category: June 2012

Via Conference Call 3:05 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  Thank you very much.  And thanks everybody for joining today’s background call on the presidential determination regarding the availability of non-Iranian oil in the market, along with the announcement by Secretary Clinton this afternoon on the exceptions granted to seven economies for significantly reducing their volume…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, Jr., elevated. Kimberley Sherri Knowles, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Jon S. Tigar and William H. Orrick, III to serve on the United States District Court. “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench,” President Obama said.  “They will be distinguished public servants and valuable additions to the United States District…

WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama urged Congress to take action now to put our teachers back to work in classrooms, because the best predictor of individual and American success in this economy is a good education. In 2009 and 2010, we helped keep hundreds of thousands of teachers on the job, but…

Today, the President met with Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III in the Oval Office.  The Philippines is a close friend and a key economic and security partner for the United States.  The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the bilateral relationship.  The U.S.-Philippines partnership is based on our shared history, democratic values, and…

President Obama spoke today with French President Hollande to discuss economic conditions in Europe.  This continues the President’s close consultations with European colleagues following their Camp David discussions.  The President and President Hollande agreed on the importance of steps to strengthen the resilience of the Eurozone and growth in Europe and globally, and agreed to…

On Friday, June 8, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 2947, which releases deed restrictions placed on a parcel of land conveyed by the United States in 1950 to the State of Minnesota for an airport; H.R. 3992, which deems Israel to be a foreign state whose nationals are entitled to enter the United…

This afternoon Vice President Biden welcomed President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House.   The Vice President lauded President Sirleaf for her steadfast leadership and continued success in guiding Liberia’s post-conflict transition and development.  He reaffirmed the special history between the United States and Liberia and the strong, enduring relationship between the two…

ames S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:40 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning.  I just want to say a few words about the economy, and then I will take some of your questions. Today, we’re fighting back from the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression.  After losing jobs for 25 months in a row,…