Statements and Releases

  • May 20, 2009

    DEADLINE TO REQUEST CREDENTIALS TODAY: President Obama to Deliver Commencement Address at US Naval Academy in Annapolis

    WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, May 22, 2009, President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

  • May 19, 2009

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the visit of Tanzanian President Kikwete

    The President looks forward to welcoming President Kikwete of Tanzania to the Oval Office on Thursday, May 21, 2009. Tanzania is a strong partner in sub-Saharan Africa, and the two leaders will meet to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral issues, including how the United States can support sound governance, economic development, and stability throughout the continent.

  • May 19, 2009

    Presidential Nomination Sent to the Senate, 5-19-09

    Philip L. Verveer, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy.

  • May 19, 2009

    President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 5/19/09

    Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Robert Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education; Colin Scott Fulton, General Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency; J. Michael Gilmore, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Department of Defense; Bart Chilton, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and Cranston Mitchell, Commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission, Department of Justice. The President also announced that he will be designating current Commissioner Isaac Fulwood as Chairman of the U.S. Parole Commission at the Department of Justice.

  • May 19, 2009

    President Obama Announces National Fuel Efficiency Policy

    President Obama today – for the first time in history – set in motion a new national policy aimed at both increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas pollution for all new cars and trucks sold in the United States.

  • May 19, 2009

    Background on Secretary Clinton's Announcement of Humanitarian Aid to Pakistan

    Today, Secretary Clinton will announce that the United States will supply $110 million in humanitarian aid from the State Department and Defense Department to help Internally Displaced Persons in Pakistan.

  • May 19, 2009

    Fact Sheet and Particpants at Today's Rose Garden Event

    The proposed national autos program adopts uniform federal standards to regulate both fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions while preserving the legal authorities of DOT, EPA and California.

  • May 19, 2009

    TODAY at 11:15 AM Secretary Clinton to make announcement about humanitarian aid to Pakistan

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will make an announcement about humanitarian aid to Pakistan today at 11:15AM EDT in the Brady briefing room.

  • May 18, 2009

    President Obama to Deliver Commencement Address at US Naval Academy in Annapolis

    On Friday, May 22, 2009, President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

  • May 18, 2009

    Statement of President Barack Obama on Haitian Flag Day

    The United States and Haiti share a deeply intertwined history and a long standing friendship. In 1779, freemen from the French colony of Saint Domingue, now the Republic of Haiti, came to the aid of American patriots fighting for freedom at the Siege of Savannah.

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