Readout of Vice President Bidens Call with Armenian President Sargsian

President Obama Signs Major Disaster Declaration for Georgia

Presidential Nominations sent to the Senate, 4-23-09

Congressional reception attendees at the White House

A list of bipartisan members of Congress attending tonight’s reception at the White House:

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 4/23/09

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Philip Mudd, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, State Department; Eric P. Schwartz, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration, State Department; and Edward M. Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, United States Department of Agriculture.

Advisory: Vice President Biden To Travel To Illinois And Texas Next Week

On Monday April 27th, Vice President Biden will travel to Chicago, Illinois. While in Chicago, Vice President Biden will speak at the 2009 Richard J. Daley Urban Forum and hold a Recovery Act event.

Readout on the President's meeting with Ambassador Chris Hill

Readout on the President’s meeting with Ambassador Chris Hill Earlier this week, Ambassador Hill was confirmed by the Senate to serve as our Ambassador to Iraq. Ambassador Hill will head to Iraq this week, and the President wanted to speak with him before he leaves for his important new post. They discussed the current situation in Iraq and the need to make political progress.

President Obama Discusses Credit Card Principles Following Meeting with Credit Card Executives

Background on President Obama's Meeting with Representatives of the Credit Card Industry

Letter from Vice President Biden on Oversight of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Vice President Biden today sent the following letter to the Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman and Ranking Member Susan Collins, detailing current and upcoming Recovery Act oversight efforts and expressing his desire to continue to work with them to ensure that Recovery Act spending meets the highest standards for accountability and oversight.