Category: May2013

On Friday, May 24, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 360, which provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to commemorate the lives of the four young African American victims of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in September 1963.

Vice President Biden spoke with Iraqi Kurdistan President Masud Barzani and Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Osama Nujayfi yesterday, Thursday, May 23rd.  With President Barzani, the Vice President commended the return of Kurdish ministers and parliamentarians to Baghdad, and stressed the importance of engagement by all sides to seek solutions to contentious issues under the…

Vice President Biden spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today.  Discussion focused on Syria, and both leaders agreed on the importance of a negotiated end to the conflict.  The Vice President expressed concern about the security situation in Iraq and pledged continued U.S. support for Iraq in its fight against terrorism.   The Vice President…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Midshipmen!  (Applause.)  Well, thank you, Governor O’Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy.  To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton — thank you all for your incredible leadership of our extraordinary Navy and Marine Corps teams. To Vice Admiral Miller, thank you for the outstanding…

MRS. OBAMA:  Hey, everyone!  Oh, my goodness.  You guys look good. I have been waiting to come visit you guys for a long, long time — ever since I experienced the wonderful performance of the Savoy Players, who have been to the White House.  And I said to myself, I have got to go to…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Katherine Archuleta as Director of the Office of Personnel Management.  If confirmed, she will be the first Latina to head the agency. President Obama said, “Katherine brings to the Office of Personnel Management broad experience and a deep commitment to recruiting and retaining…

I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22.   The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror.  There can be absolutely no justification for such acts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family…

Since his first day in office, President Obama has been clear that the United States will use all available tools of national power to protect the American people from the terrorist threat posed by al-Qa’ida and its associated forces.  The President has also made clear that, in carrying on this fight, we will uphold our…

MS. HAYDEN:  Hi, guys.  Thanks for joining, and apologies for a slight delay.  We’re here talking today about the speech the President is about to give at 2:00 p.m. at National Defense University on counterterrorism.  This call is on background, attributable to senior administration officials.  This call is embargoed until 2:00 p.m. when the President…

I’m pleased the Senate unanimously confirmed Sri Srinivasan to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.  Sri is a trailblazer who personifies the best of America. Born in Chandigarh, India, and raised in Lawrence, Kansas, Sri spent nearly two decades as an extraordinary litigator before serving as…