Veterans, Jobs and Small Business: An Afternoon with the National League of Cities

Posted by Kellyn Blossom on March 15, 2012 at 10:29 AM EDT

On Tuesday, the White House hosted over one hundred officials with the National League of Cities for an afternoon of briefings in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The city leaders talked local business with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, heard from Brad Cooper, the Executive Director of the First Lady’s Joining Forces initiative, discussed public-private partnerships with Greg Nelson, Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Don Graves, Executive Director of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and got an economic briefing from Jason Furman, the Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.

Check out pictures from the afternoon in the National League of Cities Photo Gallery below.

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NLC members welcome participants to a White House briefing, March 13, 2012. (Photo courtesy National League of Cities)

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Small Business Administrator Karen Mills speaks to NLC members, March 13, 2012. (Photo courtesy National League of Cities)

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Director of Intergovernmental Affairs David Agnew speaks to NLC members, March 13, 2012. (Photo courtesy National League of Cities)

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Brad Cooper, Executive Director of Joining Forces talks about support for veterans, March 13, 2012. (Photo courtesy National League of Cities)

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Brad Cooper, Executive Director of Joining Forces takes questions from NLC members, March 13, 2012. (Photo courtesy National League of Cities)

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Greg Nelson of the Public Engagement Office & Don Graves of the President's Council on Jobs, March 13, 2012.(Photo courtesy National League of Cities)

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NLC Members ask questions in a White House briefing, March 13, 2012. (Photo courtesy National League of Cities)

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NLC President Mayor Ellis and Vice-President Mayor Lopez Rogers speak to David Agnew, March 13, 2012. (Photo courtesy National League of Cities)

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