The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on May 3, 2011, and continuing. The President…
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: William J. Burns, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service with the Personal Rank of Career Ambassador, to be Deputy Secretary of State, vice James Braidy Steinberg.
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Richard G. Andrews, of Delaware, to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, vice Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., retired. Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of California, to be United States District …
DALLAS, TX — May 10, 2011 — Food retailers are rising to the opportunities and challenges presented by America’s uneven economic recovery, according to data released today in the Food Marketing Institute’s industry research …
May 11, 2011 Three Same-Sex Couples Filed Lawsuit Against State Of Alaska And Municipality Of Anchorage Last Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org ANCHORAGE, AK — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of …
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Haiti to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Michel Martelly on May 14, 2011. The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President …
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Haiti’s performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Completion of the review will enable an immediate disbursement of SDR 8.2 million ( …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), as Trustee of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT), has signed a borrowing agreement with the Bank of Italy, through which Italy will provide the PRGT with up to SDR 800 million (about US$1.28 billion) in new …
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its fourth review of Tajikistan’s economic performance under a program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement 1 . The decision enables the authorities to draw …
12-05-2011 Foreign investment as tool for development FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf 12 May 2011, Rome/Istanbul – Sustainable foreign investment in least developed countries should make a real contribution to their …
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:20 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. I want to see if I see anyone out there who came with us to Texas yesterday. It was a long -- were you there? Q On the charter -- …
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US $0.07 per share payable August 5, 2011 to shareholders of record July 15, 2011. For further information, contact: Denita …
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Mark Acton , Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission President Obama announced his intent …
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Richard G. Andrews, Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo and Jeffrey J. Helmick to serve on the United States District Court bench. President Obama said, “Throughout their long and impressive legal …
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: William J. Burns , Deputy Secretary, Department of State Robert G. Taub , Commissioner, Postal …
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2011–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on data released today showing that U.S. farm exports reached an all-time high of $75 billion during the first half of fiscal year 2011: "Today…
May 11, 2011 Organization Has Challenged Illegal Filtering In School Districts Across The Country As Part Of “Don’t Filter Me” Initiative FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org LITTLE ROCK – The American Civil Liberties …
State Dining Room 2:36 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hey! Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Good afternoon! AUDIENCE: Good afternoon! MRS. OBAMA: Like that. That's good. I like the (inaudible) part. (Laughter.) …
Below please see statements of support for the President’s commitment to fix our broken immigration system to meet our 21st century economic and security needs from business leaders, civic leaders and elected officials. BUSINESS LEADERS …
Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC May 11, 2011 On May 10, 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Xie Zhenhua delivered keynote remarks …
