White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 16, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011 – 3:16 P.M. EST

MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  Thank you for your patience. 

Before I get started, I wanted to read a statement from me on the President’s phone call with Russian President Medvedev.  President Obama spoke with the Russian President today to congratulate him on the World Trade Organization’s decision to extend a formal invitation to Russia to join the WTO.  The…