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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Dana J. Boente, Robert L. Capers, John P. Fishwick, Jr., Channing D. Phillips, Emily Gray Rice and Randolph J. Seiler to serve as U.S. Attorneys. “Through their dedication and accomplishments, these fine attorneys have distinguished themselves as some of the best and brightest their profession has to offer,”…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Dana J. Boente, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years, vice Neil H. MacBride, resigned. Robert Lloyd Capers, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York for the term of four…

October 17 and 18, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC – This fall, the White House will be opening its gardens and grounds to visitors on Saturday, October 17 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT, and Sunday, October 18 from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM EDT.  During this event, visitors can see the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, Rose…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Amos J. Hochstein, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources), vice John Stern Wolf. David McKean, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Luxembourg.

Blue Room 11:10 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Good morning, everyone.  To say I’m thrilled to be here is — would be an understatement.  I look forward to this event every year, time that we honor our 2015 National Student Poets.  Don’t they look good?  (Laughter.)  They look good.  Bowties!  (Laughter.)  They did them themselves!  (Laughter…

Grand Hyatt Washington, D.C. 1:55 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  You all, rest yourselves.  I understand you’ve been very busy. Well, good afternoon.  It is a pleasure to be here today for this Veterans Initiative Summit.  I want to start, obviously, by thanking Steve Schwarzman for that wonderful introduction, for his…

Grand Hyatt Washington, D.C. 1:10 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Good afternoon.  Thank you for rising, that was so kind.  (Laughter.)  I wish they did that at home.  (Laughter.) Well, it’s really a thrill for me to join you and the media to talk about all of the phenomenal work we’ve been doing together to get…

Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. 7:55 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:   Buenas noches!  Well, it is good to be here.  Thank you, Secretary Castro, not just for the introduction but for the great work he is doing on behalf of the American people every single day.  (Applause.)  Thank you to your chair, Linda…

“Government should be collaborative. Collaboration actively engages Americans in the work of their Government. Executive departments and agencies should use innovative tools, methods, and systems to cooperate among themselves, across all levels of Government, and with nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals in the private sector.” – President Barack Obama, on his first day as President Today, the Administration is…

President Obama spoke today by phone with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) International President Dr. Joanne Liu to apologize and express his condolences for the MSF staff and patients who were killed and injured when a U.S. military airstrike mistakenly struck an MSF field hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.  During the call, President Obama expressed regret over…