Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2104 – President Obama visited the Philippines from April 28-29 to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to the alliance, and to discuss with President Aquino our strategic vision for the bilateral relationship. The President noted our shared history, shared democratic values, strong people-to-people ties, commitment to peace[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Remarks by President Obama and President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines in Joint Press Conference, April 28, 2014
Manila, Philippines–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014 – 3:40 P.M. PHT PRESIDENT AQUINO: The honorable President of the United States Barack Obama and his official delegation, members of the Cabinet present, members of the press, ladies and gentlemen: good afternoon. Today, the Philippines welcomes President Obama and his delegation on his first state[Read More…]
St. Irenaeus Community Garden Group Bake Sale to be Held Wednesday, April 30
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2014. The St. Irenaeus Community Garden Group will hold a bake sale on Wednesday, April 30 at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The Bake Sale will begin at 9 a.m. and last until all the home-baked goodies are sold. Proceeds from the Bake Sale[Read More…]
Joint Statement By President Obama And Prime Minister Najib Of Malaysia, April 27, 2014
Malaysia–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2014. The Honorable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia and The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America held a bilateral meeting on 27 April 2014 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The two leaders reflected on the historic nature of President Obama’s[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 27, 2014
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2014 – 6:50 P.M. MST MR. CARNEY: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us this evening. For your briefing pleasure we have Ben Rhodes, a familiar face — Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications. We also have Evan Medeiros, who is Senior[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2014 – 3:54 P.M. MST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, good afternoon. Selamat petang. Please, everybody have a seat. It is wonderful to be here and it is wonderful to see all these outstanding young people here. I want to thank, first of all, the University of[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery’s Derby Day Social to be Held on Saturday, May 3
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2014. On Saturday, May 3 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Union Street Gallery will host its inaugural Kentucky Derby Party at Olympia Fields Country Club, 2800 Country Club Drive. The event will include a winning horse raffle, artist made derby hats, bourbon tasting, hand-rolled cigars and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to U.S. Troops and Personnel at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan
Seoul, Republic of Korea–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2014 – 10:57 A.M. KST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, hello, Yongsan! (Applause.) It is good to be back to Yongsan Garrison. I want to thank one of our military’s most tested and trusted leaders for that outstanding introduction — General Mike Scaparrotti. (Applause.) Now, I’ve been[Read More…]
Chicago Receives Two U.S. EPA Grants to Improve Lake Michigan Water Quality
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2014 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling $1 million to fund green infrastructure projects in Chicago. The projects will improve water quality in Lake Michigan. EPA Region 5 Administrator / Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Congress Needs to Act on Minimum Wage
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2014. Hi, everybody. In my State of the Union Address, I talked about pizza. More specifically, I talked about a pizza chain in Minneapolis – Punch Pizza – whose owner, John Soranno, made the business decision to give his employees a raise to ten bucks an hour.[Read More…]
