Category: May 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 31, 2010 Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Harper of Canada This afternoon at about 1:00 PM CDT, President Obama spoke with Prime Minister Harper.  They discussed the current situation in the Middle East and the upcoming G-8 and G-20 Summits…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 31, 2010 Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel “This morning between 10:00 and 10:15 AM CDT, the President spoke by phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu.  He said he understood the Prime Minister’s decision to return immediately to Israel…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 30, 2010 Statement of the Press Secretary on the President’s Briefing Call Today with National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen and Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Policy Carol Browner “Today, the President was briefed by the National Incident Commander…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 29, 2010 Statement by the President on the Latest Efforts to Contain the BP Oil Spill Today, I’ve spoken with National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, as well as Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, and senior…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 29, 2010 WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Invites All Americans to Honor America’s Fallen Heroes this Memorial Day WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama asked all Americans to join him in remembering and honoring our men and women in uniform who…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 28, 2010 Statement by the President on the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference The United States welcomes the agreements reached at the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to strengthen the global non-proliferation regime. The NPT must be at the center of our global…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 28, 2010 Statement by the President on Efforts by Secretary Gates to Reform Pentagon Spending As the Congress continues its work on funding bills for the Department of Defense, I want to reiterate my strong support for the reforms Secretary Gates is advancing…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 28, 2010 Statement of President Obama on House Passage of the American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act Today, the House passed an important package of measures that would bring much-needed relief to our nation’s families and businesses during these hard economic times. The…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 28, 2010 Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Singh of India President Obama spoke with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh this morning to discuss the upcoming U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue.  The two leaders agreed that the Dialogue is an important milestone…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 27, 2010 Statement by the President on Votes to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” I have long advocated that we repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’, and I am pleased that both the House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee took important…