Click here to see the photo gallery. [View Full Size] In a much-anticipated United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, the President arrived after nearly two weeks of work with the firm intention of seizing the opportunity to get something solid done. And as he explained in remarks at the end of the day, defying […]
There was a time that the Situation Room was known not as Wolf Blitzer’s evening newscast, but a nerve-center of information for the President of the United States. Created by the Kennedy Administration in 1961, the “Sit Room” serves as a conference facility, a processing center for secure communications, a hub of intelligence gathering, and […]
Ed. Note: See previous installments from Interior Secretary Salazar, EPA Administrator Jackson and Assistant Secretary of Energy Sandalow, Secretary of Commerce Locke, Secretary of Energy Chu, and Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack. With the President’s arrival, a quick look back at what’s been going on. Secretary of State Clinton arrived in Copenhagen late, late Wednesday night and […]
Back in September when I submitted an idea for the SAVE Award program, I never thought that I would be selected as one of four finalists. I honestly didn’t expect it to be forwarded for someone to actually read. Imagine my surprise when I received a phone call in early December telling me I was […]
Starting at 2:00 PM EST today, the subcommittee on tax reform for the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) will hold its next public meeting. Wach the meeting live at www.whitehouse.gov/live. The speakers today include: IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (read the panel’s public response to PERAB’s Request for Public Comment on Tax Reform ) Eric […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010 website today, 18 December: Friends, in June 2010, the United Nations will host the third Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York. Many chief executive officers will be there. So will Government officials and civil society. Our aim is […]
Nearly every day this month, streams of visitors pass through the White House doors to get a firsthand glimpse of the holiday decorations dressing the Executive Residence. By the end of the holiday season, some 100,000 guests will have visited the White house to see the 27 trees, 61 wreaths, and about 2,700 yards of […]
The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that the following students are winners of its “I Am What I Learn” video contest: Rene Harris, Alex Hughes and Jordan Lederman. Watch the web chat between Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the winners below: var params = { allowscriptaccess: “always”, allowfullscreen: “true”, wmode:”transparent”}; swfobject.embedSWF(“http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/XViULGEA4Tc&hl=en&fs=1&showinfo=0&showsearch=0”, “flashcontent-2825_”, […]
This time of year, Americans are getting ready to travel and spend time with family for the holidays. It’s really important that we all take extra steps to protect ourselves and those around us from getting sick. There’s no question that the best protection against the flu is to get vaccinated. Now is an especially […]
I first found out about the President’s SAVE Award through an email which was circulated throughout the Social Security Administration (SSA) encouraging employees to submit their ideas for participation in the President’s SAVE Award. I felt that there would be so much competition and so many great ideas that would save taxpayers money and allow […]
