Statements and Releases
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Statement by the President on National Medal of Honor Day
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President Obama Signs Major Disaster Declaration For North Dakota
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on March 13, 2009, and continuing.
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Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 3/24/09
Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice David H. McCormick, resigned.
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President Obama Announces Another Key State Department Post
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Luis C. de Baca as Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the State Department.
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Nominations and Withdrawal sent to the Senate
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President Obama Announces Marisa J Demeo and Florence Y Pan for DC Superior Court
President Obama today announced his intent to nominate Marisa J. Demeo and Florence Y. Pan to be Associate Judges in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Demeo currently works as a Magistrate Judge in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; Pan currently serves as Deputy Chief of the Appellate Section in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
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Vice President Biden Host Conference Calls With Governors And Local Officials To Discuss Recovery Act Implementation
Earlier today, the Vice President hosted two conference calls with Governors and Mayors/County Executives from across the country to discuss Recovery Act implementation. State governments, city and county governments continue to play a crucial role in partnering with the federal government to ensure that implementation of the Recovery Act is effective, transparent and efficient.
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White House Statement on Visit of NATO Secretary General
The President will welcome the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, to the White House on March 25, 2009. The two leaders will discuss preparations for the upcoming 60th anniversary NATO Summit in Germany and France on April 3-4.
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Administration Officials Announce U.S.-Mexico Border Security Policy: A Comprehensive Response & Commitment
Today, Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg and United States Deputy Attorney General David Ogden will lay out the Administration’s comprehensive response to the situation along the border with Mexico. President Obama and his Administration are focused on all aspects of the U.S. relationship with Mexico because it is vital to core U.S. national interests.
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President Obama Op-Ed: A Time for Global Action
The following op-ed by President Obama on the urgent need for global economic cooperation ran in more than thirty papers around the world today.
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