Category: Jun2013

Via Conference Call 3:35 P.M. EDT MR. RHODES:  Thanks, everybody, for joining the call here.  We wanted to give you an overview of the President’s upcoming trip to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.  We have on the call also Grant Harris, our Senior Director for African Affairs at the NSC, as well as Gayle Smith,…

Rose Garden 2:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Please have a seat. For more than a century, we have counted on the dedicated men and women of the FBI to keep us safe.  In that time, the FBI has been led by six directors.  And the second-longest-serving director of the FBI — for…

54 Kids to Attend “State Dinner” at White House on July 9 To Celebrate Nutritious, Delicious Lunchtime Dishes Washington, DC – First Lady Michelle Obama, Epicurious, the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture today announced the winners of a nationwide recipe challenge to promote healthy lunches as part of the First Lady’s Let’s…

Vice President Biden spoke yesterday with Haitian President Michel Martelly, continuing their dialogue at the recent meeting of Caribbean leaders in Trinidad and Tobago and furthering the enduring relationship between the United States and Haiti. The Vice President reiterated the United States’ continued long-term support for Haiti’s reconstruction and development as well as its democratic…

 TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the…

NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE DISPOSITION OF RUSSIAN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM On June 25, 2012, by Executive Order 13617, I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat…

On World Refugee Day, the United States stands with the more than 45 million people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and political violence. This year, I want especially to thank countries and communities working to meet the needs of those who have fled the ongoing violence…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated James Donato, Judge Beth Labson Freeman and Jennifer Prescod May-Parker for District Court judgeships. “I am pleased to nominate these distinguished individuals to serve on the United States District Court bench,” said President Obama.  “I am confident they will serve the American people with integrity and a…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice James Ware, retired. Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice an additional position in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 133(b)(1). Jennifer Prescod May-Parker,…

German Chancellery Berlin, Germany 12:46 P.M. CEST CHANCELLOR MERKEL:  (As interpreted.)  A very warm welcome to the President of the United States, Barack Obama.  A very warm welcome indeed to Berlin.  It’s his first visit to Berlin as President of the United States — certainly not his first visit to Germany. We have had on…