New Delhi, India–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010 – 1:00 P.M. IST PRIME MINISTER SINGH: Your Excellency, President Barack Obama, distinguished representatives of the media, I’m delighted to welcome President Obama and his gracious wife on their first visit to our country. I welcome the President as a personal friend and a great[Read More…]
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U.S. – India Partnership: Fact Sheets
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2010. The U.S.-India partnership is indispensable to addressing the challenges of our times. This strategic relationship encompasses a range of issues, activities, and programs that reflect the vision of President Obama and Prime Minister Singh that benefits not only the people of the United States and India[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to U.S.-India Business Council and Entrepreneurship Summit
INDIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010 – 5:43 P.M. IST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Please, everyone be seated. Good afternoon, everyone. Namaste. Thank you all for an extraordinarily warm welcome. And before I get started, I just want to acknowledge some outstanding public servants, some wonderful dignitaries who are in[Read More…]
Senator McConnell on the Burmese Elections
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2010. U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Sunday regarding the elections in Burma: “Although the Burmese junta will trumpet the theater performed today as an election — an exercise only the SPDC considers meaningful — November 7, 2010 will be just another day[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton Re: Burma’s Elections
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2010. The United States is deeply disappointed by today’s elections in Burma. The generals who have ruled the country for the past 22 years missed an opportunity to begin genuine transition toward democratic governance and national reconciliation. The electoral process was severely flawed, precluded an inclusive, level[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and the First Lady in Town Hall with Students in Mumbai, India
Mumbai, India–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2010 – 11:45 A.M. IST MRS. OBAMA: Hello, everyone. Namaste. It is a pleasure and an honor to be here in India. Everyone, please sit, who can sit. Rest. It’s warm. We are thrilled to be here and to have a chance to spend time with so[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: The National Export Initiative: U.S. – India Transactions
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2010. As part of the National Export Initiative, President Obama noted that India—with its tremendous economic growth and its large and growing middle class —is a key market for U.S. exports. Those exports are generating jobs in every corner of the United States and across every major[Read More…]
Rand Paul Can’t Name One Item He Would Cut in the United States Budget
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Interviewed by Christiane Amanpour on ABC’s This Week, Senator Elect Rand Paul refused to name one budget item he would cut, insisting, instead, that he would look at the budget "across the board." From Joshua Miller at ABC: One thing was very clear: Rand Paul wants to drastically[Read More…]
Interview of Principal State Dept. Deputy Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt with BBC Re: President Obama’s Trip to India
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Nobember 6, 2010. QUESTION: Thank you very much for joining us on the BBC. I’ll start with a simple question. What would make the visit of President Obama to India a success? PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY PYATT: Thanks, Kim, glad to be here. I think this trip will be[Read More…]
Weekly Address: President Obama Calls for Compromise and Explains his Priorities on Taxes
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2010. This week, Americans across the country cast their votes and made their voices heard. And your message was clear. You’re rightly frustrated with the pace of our economic recovery. So am I. You’re fed up with partisan politics and want results. I do too. So I[Read More…]
