Category: May2013

WASHINGTON — Alan Krueger, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), announced his plans to return to his position as Bendheim Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He will return to Princeton in time for the upcoming school year. President Obama said, “Over the past two years, Alan has been…

On Friday, May 31, President Obama will welcome NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to the White House.  As the most successful alliance in history, NATO lies at the heart of the transatlantic relationship, serving as the bedrock for building shared approaches to the security challenges we share with our 27 NATO allies.  The President looks…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, New Jersey!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Jersey. AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back!  (Applause.) Let me, first of all, say thank you to Governor Christie for that introduction and the great work he’s done here.  (Applause.) Your Mayor, Ed Johnson, is here as…

MRS. OBAMA:  Hey!  What’s going on?  How are you guys doing? CHILDREN:  Good! MRS. OBAMA:  It’s exciting!  Look!  Look what you did — it grew!  It’s very exciting. Well, welcome back.  We’ve got a few things going on here.  We’ve got a handful of kids who are brand new and I will say hello to…

VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Thank you very much.  Good afternoon, everyone.  Mr. President, Madam Prime Minister, distinguished leaders of Caribbean countries, I want to thank you all — and I mean all of you — for what for me was a very fruitful and good meeting.  I learned a great deal, and I’ve also learned we…

THE PRESIDENT:  Welcome to the White House, everybody.  And thank you, Joan, for the introduction.  And I want to thank everybody who’s here — the incredible warmth of the reception.  A sign of the warmth is the lipstick on my collar.  (Laughter.)  I have to say I think I know the culprit — where is…

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Please be seated.  Thank you very much.  Good morning, everybody.  I want to thank Secretary Chuck Hagel, not only for the introduction but, Chuck, for your lifetime of service — from sergeant in the Army to Secretary of Defense, but always a man who carries with you the memory of…

PRESIDENT SANTOS:  (As interpreted.)  Good afternoon, everyone.  First of all, I would like to warmly welcome Vice President Joe Biden on behalf of the 47 million Colombians.  I would like to welcome his wife and his two granddaughters as well.  And to tell him how pleased all Colombians are with his visit to our country…

THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Obviously, a picture is worth a thousand words, and what we’re seeing here I think gives you some sense of what the people of Moore and the people of Oklahoma have been dealing with over these last several days. There are a couple of acknowledgements that I want to make,…

WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama commemorated Memorial Day by paying tribute to the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service to our country.  The President said that America has always risen to meet and overcome its challenges because of their brave sacrifice, and asked all Americans to…