Honolulu, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2011 – 1:05 P.M. HAST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I have one quick scheduling announcement before we get started. As many of you have seen, President Calderón from Mexico is not traveling to Hawaii for the APEC Summit, in light of the tragic helicopter accident in Mexico[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama and President Medvedev of Russia After Bilateral Meeting
Honolulu, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2011 – 3:16 P.M. HAST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome my friend, Dmitry Medvedev, to my birthplace, Honolulu, Hawaii. My understanding is that he’s been spotted in a Hawaiian shirt walking and enjoying the good weather. And so I don’t know if anybody got pictures of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Hu of China
Honolulu, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2011 – 3:55 P.M. HAST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to extend a warm welcome to President Hu as he attends this APEC Summit, and we are glad to host him and the other world leaders who are attending. This will be the first extensive discussions that we’ve[Read More…]
Occupy Denver Under Attack: Occupiers Take Streets Facing Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2011. Reports by Occupy Wall Street indicated that Occupy Denver is udner attack by the police. UPDATE 8:44pm 16 arrests confirmed. The march is headed to the courthouse by Civic Center Park.** UPDATE 8:29pm The march is heading to the “Justice” center at 1331 Cherokee st. UPDATE[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Honoring Our Veterans for Their Service and Sacrifice
USS Carl Vinson, San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2011. I’m speaking to you from the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in San Diego. This is one of the biggest ships in the Navy, and on Friday it was home to one of the most unique college basketball games[Read More…]
UNESCO Sets Up Fund to Cover Budget Shortfall
FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–10 November 2011. The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today the agency will temporarily halt some activities owing to the $65 million budget shortfall resulting from the United States’ decision to withhold its dues, and launched a new online tool to enable donors[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, November 10, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Visiting Delegation of Spokespeople from China Secretary Clinton Will Deliver Remarks on “America’s Pacific Century” in Honolulu Today / Meetings with the Foreign Ministers of China, Japan, and Australia / President of Vietnam Keystone XL Pipeline PALESTINIANS UN Membership / Submission[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, November 10, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011 – 1:52 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the White House. Thanks for coming to your daily briefing. Before I get started, I just wanted to make mention of the fact that this morning, the Food and Drug Administration announced that[Read More…]
Statement by Commerce Department on U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services in September 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011. Acting Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank issued the following statement today on the release of the September 2011 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Progress in Russia’s WTO Accession Talks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2011 I congratulate President Medvedev and his government for completing negotiations on the terms and conditions for Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which were adopted today by the WTO Working Party on Russia’s accession. The outcome of today’s Working Party meeting is the last[Read More…]
