Statements and Releases

April 02, 2009

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 4/2/09

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Robert M. Groves, Director of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; Victor M. Mendez, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; Peter H. Appel, Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation; and John Q. Easton, Director, Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

April 02, 2009

Readout of the President’s Meeting with King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

The President met with King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia today in London. The leaders reaffirmed the long-standing, strong relationship between the two countries.

April 02, 2009

Vice President Biden Hosts 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.

April 02, 2009

President Obama Announces Judge Gerard Lynch for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge Andre Davis for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

President Obama today announced his intent to nominate Judge Gerard Lynch for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Andre Davis for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judge Lynch currently sits on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and Judge Davis serves on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

April 02, 2009

Statement Following President Obama's Meeting with President Lee of the Republic of Korea

April 02, 2009

Background Readout By Senior Administration Officals To The Travel Pool On The President's Meeting With President Lee Of The Republic Of Korea

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hey, everybody, I think just for your own -- obviously we're on background as senior administration officials. We're just going to read out a little bit of the President's meeting this morning with President Lee of the Republic of Korea.

April 01, 2009

Joint Statement by President Dmitriy Medvedev of the Russian Federation and President Barack Obama of the United States of America

April 01, 2009

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts 04-01-09

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary of Education; Krysta Harden, Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, United States Department of Agriculture; and Stephen A. Owens, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency.

April 01, 2009

Background Readout by Senior Administration Officials on President Obama's Meeting with President Hu Jintao of China

MR. HAMMER: Good afternoon, everybody. As promised, we're going to do a readout of the Chinese bilat with President Hu. We have here two individuals who will be briefing as senior administration officials on background.

Briefing Room