Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2012. On November 19, 2012, President Obama met with the leaders of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) to deepen our diplomatic, economic, security, and people-to-people ties with the key Asian multilateral organization. With a population of approximately 620 million and[Read More…]
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White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, November 19, 2012
En Route Phnom Penh, Cambodia–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2012 – 4:33 P.M. ICT MR. CARNEY: All right. Thanks for joining us as we make our way from Burma to Cambodia. I have joining me Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, who is here to give you an update on the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the University of Yangon
Rangoon, Burma–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2012 – 2:39 P.M. MMT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Myanmar Naingan, Mingalaba! (Laughter and applause.) I am very honored to be here at this university and to be the first President of the United States of America to visit your country. I came here because of the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Thein Sein of Burma After Bilateral Meeting
Rangoon, Burma–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2012 – 11:12 A.M. MMT PRESIDENT SEIN: (As interpreted.) First of all, the entire people of Myanmar, including myself, join me in welcoming here Excellencies — Mr. President, the first ever visit of a U.S. President to Myanmar. And it is in Myanmar — our bilateral relationship. [Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Rangoon, Burma–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2012 – 1:05 P.M. MMT DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI: I would like to say how happy I am to receive President Obama in my country and in my house. The friendship between our two countries is of long standing. The United States has been staunch in its[Read More…]
Joint Press Statement between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
THAILAND–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2012. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand and President Barack Obama of the United States of America met today at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on the eve of the anniversary of 180 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and the United States of America to chart[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Shinawatra in a Joint Press Conference
Bangkok, Thailand–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2012. – 7:18 P.M. ICT PRIME MINISTER SHINAWATRA: Ladies and gentlemen of the media, let me start by once again welcoming President Barack Obama and his delegation to Thailand. Thailand is the first country President Obama chose to visit following with his decisive reelection less than two weeks[Read More…]
Uruguay Introduces Marijuana Legalization Bill; Poised to Become First Country in the World To End Marijuana Prohibition
On Heels of CO and WA Legalization Initiatives, Race Is On to See Who Will Be First to Set Up Successful Regulation of Marijuana NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2012. On Thursday, Uruguayan lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress to legally regulate marijuana. This comes on the heels of the historic approval[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, November 17, 2012
En Route Bangkok, Thailand–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2012 – 10 AM EST See below for a correction, marked with an asterisk, to the transcript. MR. CARNEY: Welcome aboard Air Force One as we begin our very long journey eastward. I have no announcements at the top. I have with me Ben Rhodes,[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Working Together to Extend the Middle Class Tax Cuts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2012. Hi, everybody. Four years after the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, our economy is growing again and creating jobs. But we have much more to do. Our task now is to build on that progress. Because this nation only succeeds when we’ve got a growing,[Read More…]
