Category: November 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 24, 2010 Letter from the President on the Strategy to Support the Disarmament of the Lord’s Resistance Army TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS, THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 24, 2010 President Obama Signs U.S. Virgin Islands Disaster Declaration The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands and ordered Federal aid to supplement Territory recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding,…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 23, 2010 Remarks by the President and Vice President to Chrysler Plant Workers in Kokomo, Indiana Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant, Kokomo, Indiana 2:00 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Hello, folks, how are you?  (Applause.) Good to see you all.  Good to be back…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 23, 2010 President Obama Welcomes New HIV Prevention Research Results WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the National Institutes of Health announced findings on recent HIV prevention research.  The study finds that a daily dose of an oral antiretroviral drug taken by HIV-negative gay and…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 23, 2010 Readout of the President’s Call with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia The President called King Abdullah bin Adb al-Aziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia today to convey his best wishes for a full and quick recovery from medical treatment that the…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 23, 2010 Readout of the President’s Meeting with his National Security Team on the Situation on the Korean Peninsula Upon his return to the White House, President Obama attended a meeting of his senior national security team on the situation on the Korean…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 23, 2010 Readout of the President’s Call with President Lee of the Republic of Korea This evening, President Obama called President Lee to tell him that the United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our close friend and ally, the Republic of Korea.…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 22, 2010 Statement by the President for Lebanon’s Independence Day on November 22nd On behalf of the American people, I offer my deepest congratulations to President Sleiman, Speaker Berri, Prime Minister Hariri, and all citizens of Lebanon on the occasion of Lebanon’s Independence…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 22, 2010 Background on the President’s Trip to Kokomo, Indiana Tomorrow On Tuesday, November 23, 2010, President Obama and Vice President Biden will take their White House to Main Street Tour to Kokomo, Indiana, a community that is turning the corner, in part…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 21, 2010 Statement by the President on the Passing of Dr. Margaret Burroughs Michelle and I are saddened by the passing of Dr. Margaret Burroughs, who was widely admired  for her contributions to American culture as an esteemed artist, historian, educator, and mentor. …