U.S. Government Statements and Reports published by The White House
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
| Location: | El Salvador |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | President Obama Announces Recess Appointments to Key Administration Posts: Maria del Carmen Aponte, Nominee for Chief of Mission, Republic of El Salvador |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | "At a time when our nation faces so many pressing challenges, I urge members of the Senate to stop playing politics with our highly qualified nominees, and fulfill their responsibilities of advice and consent," President Obama said. |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Presidential Memorandum--Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Columbia |
| Author/Source: | President Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | I hereby certify, with respect to Colombia, that interdiction of aircraft reasonably suspected to be primarily engaged in illicit drug trafficking in that country's airspace is necessary, because of the extraordinary threat posed by illicit drug trafficki |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Title: | Statement by the President on the Passage of the Southwest Border Security Bill |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | The Administration has secured $600 million in supplemental funds which will be utilized to enhance technology at the border, share information and support with state, local, and tribal law enforcement, and increase DOJ and DHS presence and law enforcemen |
Monday, August 9, 2010
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Statement on National Security Advisor Jim Jones' visit to Colombia, August 6-8 |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | The General expressed our support for President Santos' interest in improving Colombia's relations with its neighbors through direct dialogue based on mutual respect. |
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Colombia to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos Calderon |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Colombia to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos Calderon on August 7, 2010. |
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
| Location: | Dominican Republic |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: President Obama & President Fernandez Meet on Trade, Drug-Trafficking, and Haiti |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | This afternoon President Obama held a bilateral meeting with President Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic, touching on a broad range of issues. |
Monday, July 12, 2010
| Location: | Dominican Republic |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by President Obama and President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic in Joint Press Availability |
| Author/Source: | Barack Obama, Leonel Fernandez The White House |
| Brief: | We discussed the critical issue of drug trafficking and crime and how that has the potential to be destabilizing throughout the region. And we have already seen great cooperation between our countries through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, but |
Thursday, July 1, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Migration, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | We have more boots on the ground on the Southwest border than at any time in our history. We doubled the personnel assigned to Border Enforcement Security Task Forces. We tripled the number of intelligence analysts along the border. For the first time, |
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
| Location: | Bermuda |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Justice System, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Message from the President Regarding the Treaty with Bermuda |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Bermuda relating to Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, sig |
Friday, June 25, 2010
| Location: | Chile |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | Alejandro D. Wolff, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Department of State. Alex Wolff is currently Ambassador and Deputy Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations, a position he has held since December 2005. |
| Location: | Haiti |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Natural Disasters, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | The United States Government's Haiti Earthquake Response |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | In light of Haitian President Preval's attendance at the G8 today, the President reiterated the importance of this sustained commitment by the international community. |
Thursday, June 24, 2010
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | 2010 Elections, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Readout of the President's Call with Colombian President-Elect Santos |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | The President and President-elect Santos discussed their shared desire to deepen the strong relationship between the United States and Colombia. |
| Location: | Puerto Rico |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Natural Disasters, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | President Obama Signs Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Disaster Declaration |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of May 26-31, 2010. |
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
| Location: | Peru |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Video: President Obama Meets with Peruvian President Garcia |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | The President and President Alan Garcia of Peru speak to the media after meeting in the Oval Office |
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Letter from Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and National Security Advisor on Southwest Border Security |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | The President is committed to a strategic approach, consisting of a requirements-based, temporary utilization of up to 1,200 additional National Guard troops to bridge to longer-term enhancements in border protection and law enforcement personnel |
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Narcotrafficking, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by President Obama and President Calderon of Mexico in an Exchange of Dinner Toasts |
| Author/Source: | President Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | Mr. President, I must say it again: In the fight for your country's future, you've shown extraordinary courage, extraordinary bravery, and you and the Mexican people have a full and committed partner in the United States. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Narcotrafficking, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by The Vice President at a State Luncheon in Honor of President Calderon of Mexico and Mrs. Margarita Zavala |
| Author/Source: | Vice President Joe Biden The White House |
| Brief: | And, Mr. President, we admire -- and I personally admire -- your courage and your determination to confront the drug cartels. And we're equally determined to confront them with you. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Narcotrafficking, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by President Obama at Official Arrival Ceremony |
| Author/Source: | President Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | The United States and Mexico are not simply neighbors, bound by geography and history. We are, by choice, friends and partners. |
Thursday, April 22, 2010
| Location: | Peru |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 4/21/10 |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | Rose Likins is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Foreign Service Institute. |
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
| Location: | Entire Region, Venezuela |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | [PDF] Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |
| Author/Source: | Director Of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair The White House |
| Brief: | President Chavez continues to impose an authoritarian populist political model in Venezuela that undermines democratic institutions. |
Monday, January 18, 2010
| Location: | Haiti |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, Natural Disasters, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S. Government Response to the Haiti Earthquake |
| Author/Source: | Office Of The Press Secretary The White House |
| Brief: | CAPTAIN JOHN KIRBY, SPOKESMAN FOR JOINT TASK FORCE HAITI; TIM CALLAGHAN, USAID SENIOR REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN; REAR ADMIRAL MIKE ROGERS, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE FOR THE JOINT STAFF; AND CAPTAIN ANDREW STEVERMER, COMMANDER OF |
Friday, January 15, 2010
| Location: | Haiti |
| Category: | Natural Disasters, Overseas Military Missions, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | A Call with President Preval of Haiti |
| Author/Source: | President Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | President Preval said that he has been touched by the friendship of the American people, and expressed his condolences for the loss of American citizens in Haiti. |
Thursday, January 14, 2010
| Location: | Haiti |
| Category: | Natural Disasters, Overseas Military Missions, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Remarks by the President on Recovery Efforts in Haiti |
| Author/Source: | President Barack Obama The White House |
| Brief: | The losses that have been suffered in Haiti are nothing less than devastating, and responding to a disaster of this magnitude will require every element of our national capacity -- our diplomacy and development assistance; the power of our military; and, |
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
| Location: | Haiti |
| Category: | Natural Disasters, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Help for Haiti |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | I have directed my administration to respond with a swift, coordinated, and aggressive effort to save lives. The people of Haiti will have the full support of the United States |
| Location: | Haiti |
| Category: | Natural Disasters, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Thoughts and Prayers for Haiti |
| Author/Source: | The White House |
| Brief: | The Department of State, USAID and the United States Southern Command have begun working to coordinate an assessment and any such assistance |
| Location: | Haiti |
| Category: | Natural Disasters, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Help for Haiti |
| Author/Source: | President Barack Obama The White House Blog |
| Brief: | The people of Haiti will have the full support of the United States in the urgent effort to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble, and to deliver the humanitarian relief - the food, water and medicine - that Haitians will need in the coming days. |
Monday, October 19, 2009
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Transmitting Notification of the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Emergency Declared Pertaining to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colomba... |
| Author/Source: | President Barack Obama U.S. Senate The White House |
| Brief: | In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the emergency declared with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia is to continue in effect beyond October 2 |
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
| Location: | Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Readout of the President's calls with Mexican President Calderon, Costa Rican President Arias, and Colombian President Uribe |
| Author/Source: | Press Office The White House |
| Brief: | In addition to thanking each for their respective calls regarding the Nobel Peace Prize, the President reaffirmed his commitment to continuing efforts to work in partnership |