Today’s updates were dispatched from Shanghai by two women named Katie, which seems like quite a coincidence until you learn that Katie is the most common name at the Obama White House, hands down. The first, Katie Lillie, is an Obama veteran. She was an intrepid “press wrangler” during the campaign, a staffer who is […]
Ed. Note: The town hall begins in three and a half hours at 11:45pm EST. Be sure to tune in at www.whitehouse.gov/live. The town hall meeting is at the core of grassroots American democracy. It is a tradition that brings together members of a community — both leaders and ordinary citizens — to discuss and shape […]
Last month, in a first-ever effort by the federal government recipients that received Recovery Act funds had to file a report saying how much they had received, what they had done with it, and how many jobs these funds had saved or created. The reports were due just 10 days after the end of the […]
As President Obama spoke in Shanghai to four hundred-plus Chinese youth, many thousands more young (and not so young) people throughout China attended the event virtually in classrooms, coffee houses, living rooms, and at “watch parties” organized by the U.S. Embassy and Consulates. Some events were hosted by Fulbright professors or Chinese exchange program alumni […]
Ed. Note: The town hall begins in three and a half hours at 11:45pm EST. Be sure to tune in at www.whitehouse.gov/live. The town hall meeting is at the core of grassroots American democracy. It is a tradition that brings together members of a community — both leaders and ordinary citizens — to discuss and shape […]
As you’ve heard in some of our travel updates, there are a lot of things you can do on Air Force One. You can use computers, make phone calls, use the Internet. One thing you can’t do is avoid surprise birthday celebrations. Yesterday, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett and Deputy National Security Advisor […]
When I accepted the President’s gracious offer to serve as his Ambassador in China earlier this year, I knew that the job would be challenging, exciting and rewarding. As Air Force One heads to Shanghai, I am preparing to greet a President who has won the respect and confidence of China’s leaders through his thoughtful […]
The President looks back at a week where we honored those who serve on Veterans Day, and mourned those we lost at Fort Hood. He discusses the review he has ordered into the Fort Hood incident, and pledges to stand by our servicemen and women, as well as our veterans, as his most profound responsibility. […]
When I accepted the President’s gracious offer to serve as his Ambassador in China earlier this year, I knew that the job would be challenging, exciting and rewarding. As Air Force One heads to Shanghai, I am preparing to greet a President who has won the respect and confidence of China’s leaders through his thoughtful […]
For several weeks the insurance industry lobby has been releasing alarmist reports about draconian the health care premium increases that could result from health reform. Despite being roundly and thoroughly debunked, the insurance lobby continues to release these studies and push their bogus conclusion about cost increases. Wonder why? Because insurance companies can profit from […]
