Category: Jun2014

WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama announced today his intent to nominate Cary Douglas Pugh as a Judge to the United States Tax Court. “Cary has demonstrated unwavering integrity and a firm commitment to public service throughout her career,” said President Obama.  “I am proud to nominate her to serve on the United States Tax Court.”…

Today, the White House released a report on the health impacts of climate change on Americans. The report summarizes the ways that climate change will be felt across the Nation. In the past three decades, the percentage of Americans with asthma has more than doubled, and climate change is putting those Americans at greater risk…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Federative Republic of Brazil to attend the Opening of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. The Honorable Daniel H. Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor to the President, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation: The Honorable…

The Vice President has departed for Kyiv, Ukraine, for the inauguration of President-elect Petro Poroshenko. While in Kyiv, the Vice President will attend the inauguration ceremonies together with the other members of the President’s delegation: Senators John McCain, Ron Johnson, and Chris Murphy; Representative Marcy Kaptur; Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland; and Ambassadors Dan…

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Omaha Beach Normandy, France 11:16 A.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA:  President Hollande; to the people of France; friends; the family; our veterans: If prayer were made of sound, the skies over England that night would have deafened the world. Captains paced their decks.  Pilots tapped their gauges.  Commanders pored over maps,…

Brussels, Belgium June 5, 2014 1.       We, the Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, met in Brussels on 4 and 5 June 2014. This Group came together because of shared beliefs and shared responsibilities. We…

This morning, in an op-ed published in Indian Country Today, President Obama announced his upcoming travel to Cannonball N.D. to visit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday, June 13. The President will be accompanied by the First Lady in his first visit to Indian Country since taking office. The following op-ed by President Obama…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: ·         Kevin F. O’Malley – Ambassador to Ireland, Department of State ·         Jessie H. Roberson – Member, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and upon appointment to be designated Vice Chair ·         Daniel J. Santos – Member,…

I applaud the strong, bipartisan majority of Senators who today confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell as America’s next Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Sylvia is a proven manager who knows how to deliver results, and over her career she has built deep relationships with Democrats and Republicans alike.  I’m confident Sylvia’s unparalleled experience will serve…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Kevin F. O’Malley, of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland. Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2018. (Reappointment) Daniel J. Santos, of Virginia, to be…