The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 03, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1383

On Wednesday, August 3, 2011, the President signed into law:

H.R. 1383, the “Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011,” which temporarily preserves higher rates of payment for tuition and fees for those enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program at non-public institutions of higher learning, and adjusts certain housing stipends.

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 03, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary

Russian President Medvedev called President Obama to wish him a happy birthday and to discuss Russia’s WTO accession negotiations.  The Presidents noted the significant progress that had been made since they spoke last a few weeks ago.  President Obama stressed the need for Russia to work with other WTO members to close out the last remaining issues and bring the negotiations to a successful conclusion by the end of the year.

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 03, 2011

Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States

Below is a link to the President’s plan for how the Federal Government will support and help empower American communities and their local partners to prevent violent extremism. You can read the plan “Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States” here:

http://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/empowering_local_partners.pdf

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 02, 2011

Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, vice William J. Lynn, III.

Irvin Charles McCullough III, of Maryland, to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (New Position)

Ernest Mitchell, Jr., of California, to be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Kelvin James Cochran, resigned.

Nancy Maria Ware, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia for a term of six years, vice Paul A. Quander, Jr., term expired.

Gregory Howard Woods, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice Scott Blake Harris, resigned.

WITHDRAWAL SENT TO THE SENATE:

Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, vice Paul DeCamp, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2011.

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 02, 2011

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

David B. Barlow, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the term of four years, vice Brett L. Tolman, term expired.

Miranda Du, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Roger L. Hunt, retired.

Catharine Friend Easterly, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years, vice A. Noel Anketell Kramer, retired.

Adalberto José Jordán, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Susan H. Black, retired.

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 02, 2011

President Obama Nominates Catherine Friend Easterly for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama nominated Catherine Friend Easterly for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

President Obamasaid, “Catherine Easterly has proved herself to be not only a first-rate legal mind but a faithful public servant.  It is with full confidence in her ability, integrity, and independence that I nominate her to the bench of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.”

Catharine Friend Easterly:  Nominee for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Catharine “Kate” Friend Easterly is an attorney in the Special Litigation Division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. She litigates complex, recurring criminal justice issues in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In addition, Ms. Easterly litigates civil suits, habeas petitions, and appeals arising from these matters in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She has filed numerous amicus briefson behalf of the Public Defender Service and others in the Supreme Court of the United States. She also works closely with the Public Defender Service’s General Counsel and Legislative Counsel on legislative and policy matters. Before joining the Public Defender Service, in 2003, Ms. Easterly was an associate at the New York law firm of Stillman & Friedman, P.C. (now Stillman, Friedman & Schechtman, P.C.). She also worked as an appellate public defender, first at the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County and later at the Office of the Appellate Defender in New York City. Ms. Easterly has a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude and with distinction in History, from Yale College, and earned her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 02, 2011

President Obama Nominates David B. Barlow to Serve as U.S. Attorney

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama nominated David B. Barlow to serve as a U.S. Attorney.

“I am pleased to nominate David Barlow to serve the people of Utah as a United States Attorney,” said President Obama.

David B. Barlow:  Nominee for United States Attorney for the District of Utah
David Barlow has been serving as the General Counsel and Chief Counsel for Judiciary for Senator Michael S. Lee since January 2011.  From 2000 to 2010, Mr. Barlow worked at Sidley Austin LLP; first as an Associate from 2000 to 2006, and then as a Partner from 2006 to 2010.  Prior to this, Mr. Barlow was an Associate at Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP from 1998 to 2000.  Mr. Barlow graduated from Brigham Young University in 1995 and Yale Law School in 1998.

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 02, 2011

President Obama Nominates Miranda Du to the United States District Court Bench

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama nominated Miranda Du to serve on the United States District Court bench for the District of Nevada.

 “Miranda Du will be an esteemed addition to the Federal bench for the people of Nevada,” President Obama said. “I am grateful for her dedication to public service.” 

Miranda Du:  Nominee for the District Court for the District of Nevada
Miranda Du is a partner in the law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, in Reno, Nevada, where she specializes in complex civil litigation and employment law.  She joined the firm in 1994 following law school and became a partner in 2002.  Du has appeared before federal and state courts in all phases of litigation, including appeals before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  She received her J.D. in 1994 from the University of California at Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law and her B.A. in 1991 from the University of California at Davis.

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 02, 2011

President Obama Nominates Judge Adalberto José Jordán to the United States Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Adalberto José Jordánto the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

“Judge Adalberto José Jordánwill bring an unwavering commitment to fairness and judicial integrity to the federal bench,” President Obama said.  “His impressive legal career  is a testament to the kind of thoughtful and diligent judge he will be on the Eleventh Circuit.  I am honored to nominate him today.”

Judge Adalberto José Jordán:  Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Judge Adalberto José Jordán has served as a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami since 1999.  He also teaches as an adjunct professor of law at University of Miami School of Law, where he has taught since 1990, and Florida International University College of Law, where he has taught since 2007.  Judge Jordán was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six.  He received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Miami in 1984, and his J.D. summa cum laude from University of Miami School of Law in 1987.  After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas A. Clark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 1987 to 1988, and the following year he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor of the Supreme Court of the United States.  In 1989, Judge Jordán joined the Miami law firm of Steel Hector & Davis LLP (now Squire Sanders & Dempsey) as a litigation associate, eventually specializing in appellate practice and becoming a partner in 1994.  Later that year, he joined the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida, serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in the appellate division and handling criminal and civil appeals on behalf of the government.  Judge Jordán became appellate division chief in the office in 1998, and also served as special counsel to the United States Attorney for legal policy.  Since being appointed to the District Court bench in 1999, Judge Jordán has presided over nearly 200 trials on a wide range of civil and criminal matters.  In addition, he has frequently sat by designation on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
August 02, 2011

Message from the President to the U.S. Congress

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Pursuant to section 3101A(a)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code, I hereby certify that the debt subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the limit in 31 U.S.C. 3101(b) and that further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments.

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 2, 2011.