Category: December 2011

Signs Executive Order to Expand Educational Opportunities and Improve Educational Outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native Students Today, President Obama is hosting the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of the Interior.  As part of President Obama’s ongoing outreach to the American people, this conference provides leaders from the 565 federally recognized…

The Obama administration is concerned with today’s decision by a Moscow court regarding the election monitoring NGO Golos, as well as what appears to be a pattern of harassment directed against this organization. We have communicated our concerns to the Russian government in Moscow and to the Russian Embassy in Washington. Golos is a well-known…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Mark A. Robbins – Member, Merit Systems Protection Board Tony Hammond –  Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Mark A. Robbins, Nominee for Member,…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Pauline Maier – Member, Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation The President also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key administration posts: Joan W. Harris – Member, Library…

George Washington University Washington, D.C. 10:27 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you, Sanjay.  It is an honor to be with you today and to follow President Kikwete and President Bush.  To Bono and Alicia, to the ONE campaign, thank you for bringing us together.  Because of your work, all across Africa there are children…

12:42 P.M. AST VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  It’s an honor to stand here with President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki.  All of us are gathered here for the same reason.  We’re gathered here to thank the armed forces of Iraqi and America and to honor your sacrifice, to honor your success as well as your commitment.…

The Ellipse 5:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  It’s nice having your own band.  Please have a seat, everyone.  Merry Christmas!  Merry Christmas! Thank you, Secretary Salazar, for that introduction and for your hard work to preserve and protect our land and our water and our wildlife.  I also want to thank Minister Rogers for the…

Today is a remarkable day. Today, we come together, as a global community, across continents, faiths and cultures, to renew our commitment to ending the AIDS pandemic – once and for all. –President Obama, December 1, 2011 Combating a Global Pandemic Since AIDS was identified 30 years ago, the United States has played a leading…

We welcome today’s announcement by the European Union of new economic sanctions and other measures against both Iran and Syria. The United States recently increased our own sanctions on Iran, and today announced additional actions against Syrian officials and entities. These steps signal once again the resolve of the international community to address the assault…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Jonathan D. Farrar – Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, Department of State Joseph E. Macmanus – United States Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador and United States…