Category: May 2012

NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE STABILIZATION OF IRAQ On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interest, pursuant to the International Emergency…

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

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: • Joseph B. Donovan – Member, Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences • Bruce R. Sievers – Member, National Council on the Humanities The President also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals…

Ronald Reagan Building Washington, D.C. 10:08 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.  Thank you.  Well, good morning, everybody.  Thank you, Catherine Bertini, and Dan Glickman and everyone at the Chicago Council.  We were originally going to convene, along with the G8, in Chicago.  But since…

Oval Office 12:35 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, it is my great pleasure to welcome President Hollande to the United States, to the Oval Office, and this evening to Camp David. We all watched the remarkable election, and I offered him hardy congratulations and assured him that the friendship and alliance between the United States…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Dili to attend ceremonies on May 19 – 20, 2012 commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of Independence and the Inauguration of His Excellency Taur Matan Ruak as President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The Honorable Judith R. Fergin, U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: • Derek J. Mitchell – Ambassador to the Union of Burma, Department of State The President also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: • Anhlan P. Nguyen – Member, Board of…

We are pleased that Members of Congress from both parties have come together to confirm Jay Powell and Jeremy Stein as members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  Today’s broad bipartisan vote in the Senate reflects their deep knowledge of economic and monetary policy, as well as their distinguished backgrounds and…

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the relationship between the United States and Burma. Since I announced a new U.S. opening to Burma in November, President Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma have made significant progress along the path to democracy.  The United States has pledged to…

TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification, the Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, done at Paris on May 27, 2010 (the “proposed Protocol”), which was signed by the United States on May 27, 2010. The…