Press Conference by United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Sahel
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Cecilia Muñoz: “He’s trained engineers for 55 years”
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- 11 de junho de 2013
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This afternoon, Cecilia Muñoz sent the message below to the White House email list, asking people to share their American stories. If you didn't get the email, be sure to sign up. Hi, all — A couple weeks ago, I was in a meeting with a group of community leaders and President Obama here at the […]
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How You Can Get Involved in Youth Jobs+
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- 11 de junho de 2013
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In April, President Obama issued a challenge to local elected officials and business and community leaders: work together to connect young people with summer and year-round job opportunities. Through its Youth Jobs+ initiative, the Administration is working to both increase employment opportunities for low-income or disconnected youth and decrease juvenile violence. This initiative builds off […]
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Business Leaders, Law Enforcement Officers, Elected Officials and Others Agree: We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform
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- 11 de junho de 2013
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks on immigration reform in the East Room of the White House, June 11, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon) As President Obama made clear earlier today the bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform bill being considered by the Senate this week is the best chance we’ve had in years to […]
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Secretary-General Appoints Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore His Special Adviser for Timor-Leste
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- 10 de junho de 2013
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore, the current Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as Special Adviser of the Secretary General for Timor-Leste. She will carry out both functions concurrently. Ms. Heyzer will work closely with the Government, the […]
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Equal Pay for Equal Work
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- 10 de junho de 2013
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Today, we marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act with an event at the White House hosted by President Obama, the release of an important report from the National Equal Pay Task Force on the last fifty years since the Act was signed, a new web page with resources and […]
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President Obama Nominates Jason Furman as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
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- 10 de junho de 2013
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President Barack Obama announces his intent to nominate Jason Furman, Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, left, as the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to succeed current CEA Chairman Alan Krueger, right, in the State Dining Room of the White House, June 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) […]
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It’s Been 50 Years Since the Equal Pay Act
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- 10 de junho de 2013
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, in the East Room of the White House, June 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) It's been 50 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, but its goals today stand unrealized. In 2013, full-time working women […]
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Who We Are
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- 10 de junho de 2013
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There are no stories that bring home the hope and optimism of immigration reform more than the stories of “Dreamers.” They are productive members of society, brought here as young children, who grew up in our communities and became American in every way but on paper. And yet, for most of their lives, they’ve had […]
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Weekly Address: Time to Pass Commonsense Immigration Reform
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- 8 de junho de 2013
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In this week’s address, President Obama says that the United States Senate will soon take action to fix our broken immigration system with a commonsense bill, and urges lawmakers to act quickly to pass this bill so that we can continue to live up to our traditions as a nation of laws, and also a […]