Category: June 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 26, 2010 Statement by the President on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Today we celebrate the anniversary of the United Nations’ Convention Against Torture, one of the foremost international human rights documents.  The United States was a leader in…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 26, 2010 G8 Muskoka: Non-proliferation and Iran President Obama recognizes that the threat of nuclear proliferation constitutes one of the gravest national security issues confronting the United States.  Since taking office, he has sought to strengthen and revitalize the global nonproliferation and disarmament…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 26, 2010 Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom After Bilateral Meeting Intercontinental Downtown Hotel Toronto, Canada 3:18 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  All right, everybody set up?  Careful.  Don’t hurt each other. PRIME MINISTER CAMERON:  — upsetting the…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 26, 2010 Readout of the President’s Meeting with Prime Minister Harper President Obama and Prime Minister Harper met shortly after the G8 dinner session on Friday night. The two leaders have coordinated closely leading up to – and through – the G8. They…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 26, 2010 Remarks by President Obama and President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China Before Bilateral Meeting Intercontinental Downtown Hotel Toronto, Canada 4:45 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT HU:  (As translated.)  Your Excellency, Mr. President, I am very pleased to see you again. …

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 26, 2010 Weekly Address: President Obama Urges Congress to Complete Work on Wall Street Reform Bill WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama asks Congress to pass historic Wall Street reform which will make the toughest financial reforms since the Great…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 25, 2010 Remarks by the President on Wall Street Reform South Lawn 8:52 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  In a few moments I’ll depart for Canada to take part in a summit with the G8 and the G20 nations.  This is…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 25, 2010 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act On Friday, June 25, 2010 the President signed into law: H.R. 3962, the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 25, 2010 President Obama Announces U.S. Delegation to Manila, Philippines to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III WASHINGTON, DC–President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Manila, Philippines to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 25, 2010 The United States Government’s Haiti Earthquake Response President Obama pledged a swift, coordinated, and aggressive effort in response to the earthquake in Haiti in January and called for sustained commitment to Haiti’s reconstruction.  In light of Haitian President Preval’s attendance at…