Category: October 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 21, 2010 President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Pamela L. Spratlen, Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, Department of State Timothy J. Feighery, Chairman, Foreign…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 21, 2010 Remarks by the President at a DNC Dinner in Palo Alto, California Mayer Residence, Palo Alto, California THE PRESIDENT:  Please have a seat.  I’m going to come to you and I’m not going to bore you with a long speech because…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 21, 2010 Remarks by the President at a Rally for Senator Murray in Seattle, Washington University of Washington Seattle, Washington 12:15 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Huskies!  (Applause.)  Thank you!  Woof, woof! (Applause.)  Give it up for Patty Murray!  (Applause.)  I am thrilled…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 21, 2010 President Obama Signs Nebraska Disaster Declaration The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, tornado, and straight-line…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 20, 2010 Readout of President Obama’s Meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan President Obama met with his national security team for his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan for nearly ninety minutes today. The meeting began with a discussion of our ongoing efforts to…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 19, 2010 Statement by the President on Settlement Agreement in the Native American Farmers Lawsuit Against USDA Today, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice announced a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Keepseagle class action lawsuit.  This suit was…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 19, 2010 President Obama Signs Executive Order Renewing the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics In a ceremony in the East Room of the White House today, President Obama signed an Executive Order to renew and enhance the White House Initiative…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 19, 2010 Remarks by the President at a DSCC Dinner in Rockville, Maryland October 18, 2010 8:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good evening, everybody.  Thank you so much.  It is wonderful to see all of you.  Rajeev and Seema and your wonderful children,…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 19, 2010 Remarks by the President at Signing of Executive Order for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans East Room 2:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Excellent.  Everybody, please be seated.  Welcome to the White House, everybody.  Thank you, Javier,…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 18, 2010 Readout of President Obama’s call with Prime Minister David Cameron President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron spoke by telephone today.  The Prime Minister briefed the President on the U.K. National Security Strategy that was published today and they discussed the Strategic…