The President arrived in Lisbon, Portugal today and joined many of our Eurpoean allies, prepared to spend the coming days focused on several issues of tremendous mutual importance, including the war in Afghanistan — get all the background you need from the transcript of the press briefing held earlier this week. President Obama and Portuguese President […]
President Obama declared today the first-ever National Entrepreneurs’ Day, part of a full-blown National Entrepreneurship Week that, in the President’s words, aims to “renew our commitment to supporting the entrepreneurs who power the engine of our Nation’s economy.” Entrepreneurship is a core American value. And supporting a culture that is conducive to entrepreneurship and startups […]
Today, eleven remarkable people will give eleven riveting talks. What’s unique about them, besides experiences like being a female engagement team Marine in Afghanistan or an explosive ordinance disposal technician in Iraq, is that they’re all from the Department of Defense. The eleven speakers of TEDxPentagon represent America’s men and women in uniform, and the families who […]
Today at 1 p.m. EST Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Fast Company will be hosting a special live chat to answer your questions about this Administration’s role in promoting innovation-based, high-growth entrepreneurship. During the event, you can watch live and submit questions on facebook. In the meantime, be sure to check out our National […]
Ed. Note: This week the Obama Administration celebrating America’s entrepreneurs and small businesses as part of National Entrepreneurship Week. Join Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today at 1 p.m. for a live chat on entrepreneurship and innovation. This week on the White House blog, we’ve highlighted the Obama Administration’s role in improving entrepreneurs’ access to capital, driving […]
In the fourth edition of White House White Board, Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the President’s tough decisions on the American auto industry in light of the General Motors IPO. Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House
The President says ratifying the New START, a pivotal treaty with Russia on nuclear weapons, must happen this year. He explains that failure to ratify the treaty this year would not only mean losing our nuclear inspectors in Russia, but also undermine the international coalition pressuring Iran, put at risk the transit routes used to […]
A quick look at the week of November 15, 2010: Quote: “It is in these labs — often late at night, often fueled by a dangerous combination of coffee and obsession — that our future is being won,” said President Obama during the presentation of the National Medals of Science, Technology and Innovation, “For in a […]
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Walk step by step with the President as he attends the G-20 in Seoul, Korea and the annual APEC meeting in Yokohama, Japan, awards the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, and the National Medals of Science and […]
Click here to see the video. The last time GM made as much news as their IPO has it was on the brink of destruction, at a point where many didn’t think the situation was salvagable. Today’s news was considerably better, as the President explained this afternoon: Today, one of the toughest tales of the […]
