Category: Nov-2012

Government House Bangkok, Thailand 8:13 P.M. ICT PRIME MINISTER SHINAWATRA: President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to Thailand and to be the first country to receive you after your decisive reelection victory. I hope to make the gala dinner tonight…

Government House Bangkok, Thailand 7:18 P.M. ICT PRIME MINISTER SHINAWATRA: Ladies and gentlemen of the media, let me start by once again welcoming President Barack Obama and his delegation to Thailand. Thailand is the first country President Obama chose to visit following with his decisive reelection less than two weeks ago. We appreciate the significance…

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand and President Barack Obama of the United States of America met today at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on the eve of the anniversary of 180 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and the United States of America to chart the way for a deeper bilateral strategic partnership…

Hi, everybody. Four years after the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, our economy is growing again and creating jobs.  But we have much more to do. Our task now is to build on that progress.  Because this nation only succeeds when we’ve got a growing, thriving middle class. That’s what drives me. That’s what…

Roosevelt Room 10:25 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I want to welcome the congressional leadership here and thank them for their time.  I think we’re all aware that we have some urgent business to do.  We’ve got to make sure that taxes don’t go up on middle-class families, that our economy remains strong, that we’re…

Today, the President met with the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress at the White House for over an hour.   The President and the leadership had a constructive meeting and agreed to do everything possible to find a solution that averts the so-called “fiscal cliff,” and to work together to find a balanced approach to reduce…

Today, the President called Prime Minister Erdogan to discuss the escalating violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip.  The two leaders shared their concerns about the dangers to civilian populations on both sides and expressed their common desire to see an end to the violence.  The President and Prime Minister agreed that the continued spiral…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: • Deborah Loewenberg Ball – Member, National Science Board, National Science Foundation • Inez Y. Fung – Member, National Science Board, National Science Foundation • Marc D. Guthrie – Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board • G. Peter…

At this time of commemoration, Americans join with the people of Ukraine and with Ukrainians around the world in remembering those who died in the tragic events of the “Holodomor” —or “death by hunger”—in 1932 and 1933.  We honor the millions who lost their lives during this man-made catastrophe, in which Ukrainian farms and crops…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Delaware and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Sandy during the period of October 27 to November 8, 2012. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…