Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2011 – 1:46 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. I have with me today two special guests. On my left, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius; on my right, the Commissioner of Food and[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, June 21, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Lithuanian Parliament Passage of Holocaust Compensation Legislation SYRIA Ambassador Ford’s Travel to Jisr al-Shughour/ Embassy Travel Determined by Needs and Security Considerations Continuing to Look for Action Showing Syria is on a Democratic Path/ Rejection of Syrian Government Accusing Foreign[Read More…]
Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko at the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–21 June 2011. What follows are the remarks prepared for delivery today at the International Atomic Enery Agency (IAEA) Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety by Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I want to spend a moment recapping for you what the United States is doing[Read More…]
IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety Resumes Second Day Sessions
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–21 June 2011. Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety Resumes Second Day Sessions The second day of plenary sessions for the Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety resumes with statements from the delegates of Chile and Malaysia. Statements from IAEA Member States will be delivered throughout the day in the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at a DNC Event, June 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2011 – 9:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat, have a seat. It is wonderful to see all of you. I’ve got a lot of friends in the room here. People who knew[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, June 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF0–June 20, 2011 – 2:02 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Before I take questions I just have a couple of quick announcements. First, tomorrow I will be joined here in the briefing room by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on World Refugee Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2011. As we mark World Refugee Day, I join with people around the globe in highlighting the plight of the 15 million refugees in the world today, and we reaffirm our commitment to support them as they seek a safe place to call home again. [Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, June 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2011 Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT State Department Welcomes Signing of Agreement on Abyei/Withdrawal of Sudanese Forces/Deployment of Ethiopian Peacekeepers/Recognize Role of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles SYRIA Reaction to Asad Speech/Need Action, Not Words/ Asad’s Claim of Foreign Instigation Ignores Will of Syrian People/Closure of Syrian[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 20, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2011 – Update as of 4:30 p.m. EDT Fukushima Daiichi Water Filtration System Testing Continues Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. is working to restart full-scale tests of the water filtration system it will use to decontaminate and recycle radioactive water that has flooded the basements of[Read More…]
UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Outlines Immediate Safety Steps After Accident in Japan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 June 2011. The head of the United Nations atomic energy agency today outlined measures he said could be quickly implemented to improve nuclear safety globally in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan three months ago. Yukiya Amano, the Director General[Read More…]
