Category: Mar2013

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you, Katerina, for sharing your story.  Reema was lucky to have you as a teacher, and all of us are fortunate to have you here today.  And I’m glad we had a chance to remember her. Katerina, as you just heard, lost one of her most…

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome four leaders from Africa, all of whom are doing extraordinary work — President Sall from Senegal, President Banda from Malawi, President Koroma from Sierra Leone, and Prime Minister Neves from Cape Verde. The reason that I’m meeting with these four is they exemplify the progress…

President Obama will travel to Mexico and Costa Rica May 2-4.  This trip is an important opportunity to reinforce the deep cultural, familial, and economic ties that so many Americans share with Mexico and Central America. In Mexico, the President looks forward to meeting with President Peña Nieto, with whom he spoke by telephone today. …

President Obama will welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore to the White House on Tuesday, April 2. The United States and Singapore have strong economic and security ties, and our strategic partnership reflects a shared commitment to working together to ensure the continued peace, stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region. The President…

(The Vice President administers the oath to Ms. Pierson.) THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Congratulations. THE PRESIDENT:  Great job. MS. PIERSON:  Thank you very much, Mr. President. THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Well, listen, I have to say that Julia’s reputation within the Service is extraordinary.  She’s come up through the ranks.  She’s done just about…

For more than three decades, Tim Johnson has dedicated himself to improving the lives of South Dakota’s working families.  From his early days in the state legislature to his distinguished career in the Senate, Tim has worked tirelessly to protect our environment, empower rural and Native American communities, and build a financial system that is…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Welcome to the White House.  And welcome back to the back-to-back MLS champion, the L.A. Galaxy.  (Applause.)  I was telling these guys, they’re starting to get a little comfortable around here because they just keep on coming back. But this time they brought some company — the Stanley Cup champion,…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individual to a key Administration post: Julia A. Pierson – Director of the United States Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security President Obama said, “I am pleased to announce that I will appoint Julia A. Pierson to be the next Director…

On Tuesday, March 26, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 933, the “Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013,” in which Divisions A through E provide fiscal year (FY) 2013 full-year appropriations through September 30, 2013, for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the National Aeronautics…

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 5 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, I hereby designate for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding (including the rescission of funds) so designated by the Congress in the Act pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency…