Click here to see the video. As I stood watching the Virginia State University drum-line perform in the White House this week (likely the first time an HBCU drum-line has ever perform ed at the White House), I was reminded of how far we have come as a nation and hopeful about where we are […]
Today, the Middle Class Task Force is proudly releasing our first annual report , which highlights the work we’ve done over the past year, and reaffirms the Administration’s commitment to fight for the middle class. The Task Force has traveled across the country to hear about the challenges facing American families and to gather ideas […]
Food desert? What’s a food desert? As part of Lets Move!, the campaign to end childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama is taking on food deserts. These are nutritional wastelands that exist across America in both urban and rural communities where parents and children simply do not have access to a supermarket. Some 23.5 million […]
Recognizing the important role of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) in promoting peace, stability and development in the nascent South-East Asian nation, the Security Council today extended the Mission?s mandate until 26 February 2011 at current levels, while endorsing the Secretary-General?s intention to reconfigure its police component, including its drawdown, in […]
Also Underlines Readiness, Once Necessary Steps Taken, ?To Review, with a view towards lifting?, Sanctions Imposed in 1991 Welcoming the steps taken by the Iraqi Government to support the international non-proliferation regime and adhere to global disarmament standards, the United Nations Security Council today underlined its readiness to consider lifting the trade sanctions it imposed […]
The President made the following statement on the earthquake in Chile and preparations for a possible tsunami that could reach American shores later today: Click here to see the video. Tsunami warnings are in affect for Hawaii, N. Marianas, American Samoa, Marshall and Solomon Islands. A tsunami advisory is in effect along the west coast […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is disappointed to learn that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi?s appeal against her continued house arrest was again rejected today. The Secretary-General reiterates his call for the release of all political prisoners and their free participation in the […]
On Thursday, Democrats and Republicans came together in the House to pass an emergency bill that will temporarily extend benefits for American workers and small businesses. It showed that in times of great need, our elected officials can still set aside their differences to do right by the American people. But just when we thought we […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attacks that took place in Kabul this morning, which caused the death and injury of many Afghan and foreign residents and for which the Taliban claimed responsibility. This deliberate targeting of civilians demonstrates once again […]
The President takes a moment to congratulate our Olympic athletes. Discussing the unity and pride Americans feel in cheering them on, the President relates that sentiment to his own desire for bipartisanship in Washington. He praises the recent bipartisan meeting and talks about moving forward on health reform. Click here to see the video. […]
