Today President Obama is traveling to Lorain County, Ohio to talk to Americans about what the economy is like on the ground during these tough economic times. This is the second stop of the White House to Main Street Tour; last month the President spent some time with folks in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. Get a first glimpse at the […]
This morning Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a landmark speech on internet freedom around the world, making it clear exactly where the United States stands: On their own, new technologies do not take sides in the struggle for freedom and progress, but the United States does. We stand for a single Internet where all […]
Taking a page from our efforts here in the Obama Administration, the United Kingdom today launched data.gov.uk – a site to aggregate datasets from the UK government. It is exciting to see the seeds of openness, accountability, and transparency taking root around the world. When we launched Data.gov here at the White House website in […]
For over 40 years, the Presidential Citizens Medal has recognized Americans who have "performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens." This year, the President is inviting you, the American public, to nominate candidates for the second highest civilian honor in our nation. So, who has inspired you? Who’s selfless dedication […]
The below was released by the White House as part of our ongoing efforts to keep the public abreast of developments in Haiti. On January 12, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has said, "at this moment, we are moving forward […]
On December 3rd the President hosted a jobs forum with leading economic experts of all stripes. Since then, in addition to the community jobs forums held all over the country, the economic team has been digesting the information and feedback from the forum. Over the past couple days, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett has been following up […]
Click here to see the video. This morning the President proposed what he called "the Volcker Rule," named after one of the fiercest advocates for financial reform over the past year, and who has been particularly focused on addressing the issue of banks being "too big to fail." He also proposed addressing one of the […]
Under the auspices of the Department of Public Information, the United Nations will observe the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust on 27 January 2010, with a ceremony and concert from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall at Headquarters in New York. The performance by […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General has followed with deep concern reports of the outbreak of inter-religious violence in the central Nigerian city of Jos which resulted in significant loss of life and destruction of property. The Secretary-General appeals to all concerned to exercise […]
Immediate employment for the Haitian population was a crucial part of the response to the earthquake, Rebeca Grynspan, the new Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said this afternoon, as she announced a dramatic ramping up of the agency’s Cash-for-Work in the devastated nation. “Work programmes will be very important for […]
