Statements and Releases

  • May 29, 2009

    Vice President to Hold Roundtable with Business Leaders to Discuss Recovery Act Implementation

    Vice President Biden will travel to New York next week. On Tuesday, June 2nd at 11:00 AM EDT, the Vice President will bring together business leaders from across the country for a roundtable on how the Recovery Act is not just creating and saving jobs, it’s also creating new business opportunities.

  • May 29, 2009

    Statement from the New York State Law Enforcement Council on the Sotomayor Nomination

    The New York State Law Enforcement Council congratulates President Obama on his nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.

  • May 29, 2009

    ADVISORY: Conference Call with Senior Administration Officials to Discuss President Obama's Trip Next Week

    Today at 7:00PM EDT the White House will hold a conference call with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough, and Deputy National Security Advisor and National Security Council Chief of Staff Mark Lippert to discuss President Obama’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, and France.

  • May 29, 2009

    Cybersecurity event fact sheet and expected attendees

    In February 2009, President Obama directed the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council to conduct a 60-day review of the plans, programs, and activities underway throughout government that address our communications and information infrastructure (i.e., “cyberspace”), in order to develop a strategic framework to ensure that the U.S. government’s initiatives in this area are appropriately integrated, resourced, and coordinated.

  • May 28, 2009

    Vice President Biden Hosts Conference Calls With Governors And Local Officials To Discuss Recovery Act Implementation, 5-28-2009

    Earlier today, the Vice President hosted two conference calls with Governors and Mayors/County Executives from across the country to discuss implementation of the Recovery Act.

  • May 28, 2009

    President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 5-28-09

    Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Gordon Heddell, Inspector General, Department of Defense; Ellen Murray, Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology, Department of Health and Human Services; Polly Trottenberg, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation; and James J. Markowsky, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

  • May 28, 2009

    Cabinet Secretaries, Obama Administration Officials to Travel Across Midwest, Discuss Federal Recovery Efforts for Auto Communities and Workers

    Next week, from Tuesday, June 2 to Friday, June 5, members of the United States Cabinet and Obama administration officials will travel across the Midwest to visit auto communities and discuss federal recovery efforts for auto communities and workers.

  • May 28, 2009

    President Obama to Visit Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility in Germany

    The President will visit wounded warriors and their families at Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility in Germany on June 5, 2009.

  • May 27, 2009

    President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 5-27-2009

    Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: - Michael A. Battle, Sr., U.S. Representative to the African Union with the Rank of Ambassador - Vilma S. Martinez, Ambassador to Argentina - Thomas A. Shannon, Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil - Laurie S. Fulton, Ambassador to Denmark - Charles H. Rivkin, Ambassador to France - Louis B. Susman, Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland - Miguel H. Díaz, Ambassador to the Holy See - Robert S. Connan, Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland - Timothy J. Roemer, Ambassador to India - John V. Roos, Ambassador to Japan - Christopher William Dell, Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo - Patricia A. Butenis, Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives.

  • May 27, 2009

    President Obama Signs Florida Disaster Declaration

    The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, tornadoes, and straight-line winds beginning on May 17, 2009, and continuing.

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