Category: 2013

The President applauds the Senate for confirming today Katherine Archuleta to be the next Director of the Office of Personnel Management.  Katherine brings broad experience and a deep commitment to recruiting and retaining a world-class workforce for the American people. She is an established advocate for public service and federal workers.  Katherine shares President Obama’s…

Report Prepared by the Department of Commerce and the President’s Council of Economic Advisers: The United States has been the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) since 2006.  Every day, foreign companies establish new operations in the United States or provide additional capital to established businesses.  With the world’s largest consumer market, skilled…

President Obama will host President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia at the White House on Tuesday, December 3.  The visit will highlight our longstanding partnership with Colombia and our continuing support for the Santos Administration’s efforts to achieve peace and to build a more democratic society.  The President looks forward to discussing cooperation on promoting…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm during the period of October 4-5, 2013. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…

On Thursday, October 31, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 3190, the “United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013,” which extends the authority of the United States Parole Commission for an additional five years, until November 1, 2018.

This afternoon, Vice President Biden hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a one-on-one meeting that lasted two hours.  The two spoke about the next steps in building a strong and enduring partnership between the United States and a unified, federal, and democratic Iraq. Prime Minister Maliki outlined his efforts to pursue a holistic strategy…

State Dining Room 2:44 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you, everyone.  (Applause.)  Good afternoon.  Well, welcome to the White House.  I’m thrilled to have you all here today. As many of you know, last month, we held the first ever White House Convening on food marketing for children.  And I stood in this exact room…

Kitchen Garden 3:23 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Now, let me make sure everybody knows who’s here, because we’ve got a couple — a few new schools.  So when I read your school name, I want you to yell out as loud as you can so that the President hears it in the Oval Office, okay?…

Faneuil Hall Boston, Massachusetts 3:50 P.M. EDT GOVERNOR PATRICK:  How are you?  Good afternoon, everybody.  (Applause.)  How’s Red Sox Nation this afternoon?  (Applause.) Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, fellow citizens, I have the high honor of introducing to you the President of the United States.  (Applause.)  But, of course, you folks already know him. …

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 the 90-day period prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that…