Category: March 2012

In May 2011, President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron reaffirmed our mutual commitment to improving the lives of the world’s poorest people through the U.S.-UK Partnership for Global Development.  Through the Partnership, we are working together to achieve better results by advancing economic growth; preventing conflict in fragile states; improving global health, particularly for girls…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced the appointment of one of the nation’s leading public health policy experts as the Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). Grant Colfax, MD, Director of the HIV Prevention Section in the San Francisco Department of Public Health will coordinate the continuing efforts of the government…

Maintaining a world class infrastructure system is critical to creating an economy built to last. Our country needs and deserves a commitment to surface transportation that will create jobs by rebuilding and modernizing our roads and bridges and allows us to compete and grow in the global economy. We are pleased that Senators have continued…

The President sends his deepest condolences to the victims and their families of last night’s bus accident in Switzerland.  The loss of so many young lives is especially heartbreaking.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the Belgian communities of Lommel and Heverlee and all the people of Belgium at this difficult time.  As a close…

On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, the President signed into law: S. 1134, the “St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act,” which authorizes the St. Croix River Crossing Project with the inclusion of mitigation measures as enforceable conditions of the project; and S. 1710, which designates the United States courthouse located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the…

Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight’s State Dinner. Additional details about the State Dinner are available HERE. THE PRESIDENT and MRS. OBAMA THE RIGHT HONORABLE DAVID CAMERON, M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND             MRS. SAMANTHA CAMERON Mr. Gerald Acker, Huntington Woods, MI Mrs. Caryn…

The United States welcomes the conviction by the International Criminal Court of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for war crimes relating to enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 and causing them to participate actively in hostilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  As this decision illustrates, the international community is…

The President spoke by phone this afternoon with Korean President Lee Myung-bak of Korea to welcome the entry into force of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) at midnight on March 15 in both countries.  The President noted that the agreement will begin boosting exports and creating jobs and growth immediately. The President thanked President…

Rose Garden 11:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Before I make an announcement about our efforts to stand up for U.S. businesses and U.S. workers, I’d like to say a few words about the situation in Afghanistan. Over the weekend, as many of you know, there was a tragic incident in which a…

American University Washington, D.C. 4:57 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Okay, you guys can have a seat. You’ve done well. You’ve done well. Have you guys had fun today? AUDIENCE: Yes! MRS. OBAMA: Was this not — very cool. This was very cool, wasn’t it? AUDIENCE: Yes! MRS. OBAMA: I mean, let’s say thank you to…