In May 2011, President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron announced a partnership between two of the world’s leading volunteer organizations, the Peace Corps and VSO. The partnership leverages the resources of both organizations to improve the lives of poor and marginalized people, and to promote the value of volunteering in global development. Following the partnership […]
Outside the White House, the Union Jack is flying alongside the flags of the United States and the District of Columbia on street lamps down Pennsylvania Avenue — in preparation for a visit from British Prime Minister David Cameron. Tonight, President Obama and the Prime Minister will travel to Dayton, Ohio — where they’ll take […]
President Barack Obama, flanked by Commerce Secretary John Bryson (L) and Trade Representative Ron Kirk (R), delivers a statement to the press on exports and announces new efforts to enforce U.S. trade rights with China, in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 13, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) Two weeks […]
Later today, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, and Robert Velasco, the acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, will announce a new partnership between FEMA and CNCS designed to strengthen the nation’s ability to respond to and recover from disasters. They’ll be joined by Cecilia Muñoz, the Director of […]
As gas prices rise, oil companies just watch their profits increase. And yet, they’re still subsidized by Congress to the tune of $4 billion a year. That’s about $7,610 every minute. To learn more about why gas prices are on the rise and President Obama’s strategy to take control of our energy future and avoid […]
Here are the facts: The United States produced more than 2 billion barrels of crude oil in 2011. Domestic oil production has climbed every year since President Obama took office, and our dependence on foreign oil is at its lowest level since the 1990s. But even as we drill more, gas prices continue to rise. […]
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama talked about the importance of doing more to help American workers acquire the skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow. Today, the Administration is outlining more details of the President’s proposal to reform our nation’s re-employment system and help up to one million displaced workers […]
This week is Sunshine Week, a joint project of the American Society of News Editors and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Held in mid-March, Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote discussion about the importance of open government and freedom of information. The theme of this year’s Sunshine Week is “Put […]
Today’s employment report provides further evidence that the economy is continuing to heal from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. It is critical that we continue the economic policies that are helping us dig our way out of the deep hole that was caused by the recession that began at the end of 2007, […]
This week, President Obama addressed both the Conservation and AIPAC conferences and sat down with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, Prime Minister Al-Keeb of Libya, and President Mills of Ghana. He also hosted a White House news conference, announced steps the administration is taking to support homeowners, and traveled to the Daimler Mount Holly Truck Plant in North Carolina. Fonte: […]
