Administration of Barack Obama, 2012

May 4, 2012

The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary that are neither printed items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Other White House Announcements.

Released January 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President has signed H.R. 515, H.R. 789, H.R. 1059, H.R. 1264, H.R. 1801, H.R. 1892, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2422, and H.R. 2845

Released January 4

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can't Wait: The White House Announces Federal and Private Sector Commitments To Provide Employment Opportunities for Nearly 180,000 Youth (embargoed until January 5)

Advance text of the President's remarks at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, OH

Released January 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Advance text of the President's remarks in Arlington, VA

Released January 6

Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in December 2011

Released January 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released January 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released January 11

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Issues Call to Action To Invest in America at White House "Insourcing American Jobs" Forum

Advance text of the President's remarks at the White House Insourcing American Jobs Forum

Released January 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released January 13

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney and Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director for Management Jeffrey D. Zients

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Announces Proposal To Reform, Reorganize and Consolidate Government

Advance text of the President's remarks on Government reform

Released January 14

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Outlines Approach To Protect the Internet While Combatting Online Piracy

Released January 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Violence in South Sudan

Released January 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: New Report: States Moving Forward To Implement Health Reform's Affordable Insurance Exchanges

Text: 2012 Progress Report: States Are Implementing Health Reform

Released January 19

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can't Wait: President Obama Takes Actions To Increase Travel and Tourism in the Untied States

Released January 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of Cuban activist Wilmar Villar

Released January 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released January 24

Statement by the Press Secretary on Egypt's transition to democracy

Text: Blueprint For An America Built to Last

Text: Guest List for the First Lady's Box at the State of the Union Address

Excerpts of the President's State of the Union Address

Advance text of the President's State of the Union Address

Released January 25

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Fact sheet: President Obama's Blueprint To Make The Most of America's Energy Sources (embargoed until January 26)

Fact sheet: President Obama's Blueprint To Support U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Discourage Outsourcing, and Encourage Insourcing

Fact sheet: National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security

Text: National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security

Text: Statements on the President's State of the Union Address

Released January 26

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on legislation to ban insider trading by Members of Congress (dated January 25)

Released January 27

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the Advance Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2011 (dated January 25)

Fact sheet: President Obama's Blueprint for Keeping College Affordable and Within Reach for All Americans

Released January 28

Excerpts from the President's remarks at the Alfalfa Club dinner

Released January 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on legislation to ban insider trading by Members of Congress

Released January 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: On One-Year Anniversary of Startup America Initiative President Obama Sends Startup America Legislative Agenda to Congress

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3800

Released February 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun L.S. Donovan

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3237

Fact sheet: President Obama's Plan to Help Responsible Homeowners and Heal the Housing Market

Advance text of the President's remarks at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, VA

Released February 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Sudanese Armed Forces' bombardment of civilian populations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States in Sudan

Fact sheet: President Obama's Plan To Put Veterans Back to Work (embargoed until February 3)

Released February 3

Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in January

Released February 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released February 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Fact sheet: President Obama to Host White House Science Fair

Released February 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Fact sheet: Harnessing Innovation for Global Development

Released February 9

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama: Our Children Can't Wait for Congress to Fix No Child Left Behind, Announces Flexibility in Exchange for Reform for Ten States

Fact sheet: The President's Global Development Council

Released February 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, National Security Adviser to the Vice President Antony J. Blinken, Deputy National Security Adviser Michael Froman, and Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel Russel on the visit of Vice President Xi Jinping of China

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President has signed H.R. 3801

Fact sheet: Women's Preventive Services and Religious Institutions

Released February 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Fact sheet: A Blueprint To Train Two Million Workers for High-Demand Industries through a Community College to Career Fund

Released February 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 588 and H.R. 658

Text: Joint Fact Sheet on Strengthening U.S.-China Economic Relations

Released February 15

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Advance text of the President's remarks at Master Locks, Co., in Milwaukee, WI

Released February 16

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Fact sheet: President Obama's Budget Expands, Simplifies Small Business Health Care Tax Credits

Released February 17

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Takes Actions to Promote American Manufacturing and Increase U.S. Exports at Boeing

Statement by the Press Secretary on the first anniversary of Libya's revolution

Advance text of the President's remarks at the Boeing Production Facility in Everett, WA

Released February 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Announces Steps To Boost the Rural Economy, Promote Job Creation

Released February 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Unveils Blueprint for a "Privacy Bill of Rights" To Protect Consumers Online

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President has signed H.R. 3630

Fact sheet: Plan to Protect Privacy in the Internet Age by Adopting a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights

Released February 23

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on the imprisonment of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani in Iran

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential election in Senegal

Fact sheet: All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy-Reducing Energy Costs for American Consumers and Businesses

Fact sheet: Supporting an All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy and Protecting Consumers at the Pump

Advance text of the President's remarks at the University of Miami in Miami, FL

Released February 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest

Fact sheet: The United States and Denmark-NATO Allies and Global Partners

Released February 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on TransCanada's announcement of a plan to build a pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf of Mexico

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1162

Fact sheet: President Obama Challenges Governors To Invest in Education

Released February 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on the handling of remains at the Dover Port Mortuary

Advance text of the President's remarks to the United Auto Workers convention

Released February 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released March 1

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Advance text of the President's remarks at Nashua Community College in Nashua, NH

Released March 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released March 4

Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the train accident in Poland

Advance text of the President's remarks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference

Released March 5

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming Group of Eight (G-8) and NATO summits

Released March 6

Fact sheet: President Obama Announces New Steps To Provide Housing Relief to Veterans and Servicemembers and Help More Responsible Homeowners Refinance

Released March 7

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Launches STAY WITH IT With a Facebook Live Event

Fact sheet: Latest Steps To Implement the President's Export Control Reform Initiative

Fact sheet: All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy

Released March 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 347

Fact sheet: We Can't Wait: White House Launches Ethics.gov To Promote Government Accountability and Transparency

Fact sheet: U.S.-Ghana Development and Economic Relationship

Released March 9

Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama To Announce New Efforts To Support Manufacturing Innovation, Encourage Insourcing

Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in February

Released March 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney, Secretary of the Interior Kenneth L. Salazar, and Deputy Assistant to the President Heather Zichal

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces Details on President's Plan To Provide Americans with Job Training and Employment Services

Statement by the Press Secretary: The Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: One-Year Progress Report

Text: The Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future: Progress Report

Released March 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4105

Text: Joint op-ed by President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom

Released March 14

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of transportation improvement legislation

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1134 and S. 1710

Joint fact sheet: U.S.-UK Progress Towards a Freer and More Secure Cyberspace

Joint fact sheet: U.S.-UK Higher Education, Science, and Innovation Collaboration

Joint fact sheet: U.S. and UK Defense Cooperation

Joint fact sheet: U.S.-UK Task Force to Support Our Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans and Their Families

Joint fact sheet: The U.S.-UK Partnership for Global Development

Joint fact sheet: Peace Corps and VSO Partnership on Volunteerism to Promote Global Development

Joint fact sheet: U.S. and UK Counterterrorism Cooperation

Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the bus accident in Switzerland

Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the International Criminal Court Conviction of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo in child soldiers case

Released March 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Administration Establishes White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities

Advance text of the President's remarks at Prince George's Community College

Released March 16

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released March 19

Transcript of a press briefing by James "Jay" Carney

Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the detention of las Damas de Blanco members in Cuba

Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the terrorist attack in Toulouse, France

Released March 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes, National Security Council Senior Director for Asia Danny Russel, and White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism Gary Samore on the President's upcoming visit to South Korea

Text: Statement by White House Communications Director H. Daniel Pfeiffer on the House budget proposal

Released March 21

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Text: Statement by Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey D. Zients: The Ryan Republican Budget: The Consequences of Imbalance

Fact sheet: Obama Administration's All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy

Fact sheet: Obama Administration Commitment to American Made Energy

Released March 22

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Mali

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action on legislation promoting small-business growth

Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on the U.N. Human Rights Council's resolution on Sri Lanka

Released March 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: New Report: Affordable Care Act Gives Americans More Security, Better Benefits

Text: Affordable Care Act: The New Health Care Law at Two Years

Text: Early Reactions to the Nomination of Jim Yong Kim as President of the World Bank

Released March 25

Statement by the Press Secretary on Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Adviser John O. Brennan's telephone conversation with President Abd al-Rabuh Mansur Hadi of Yemen

Released March 26

Transcript of a press readout by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes on President Obama's bilateral meeting with President Dmitry A. Medvedev of Russia

Statement by the Press Secretary: Trilateral Announcement Between Mexico, the United States, and Canada on Nuclear Security

Text: Joint Statement by the United States, Chile, Poland, Nigeria, Morocco, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea on the Nuclear Security Summit Outreach Efforts

Text: Belgium-France-Netherlands-United States Joint Statement-Minimization of HEU and the Reliable Supply of Medical Radioisotopes

Fact sheet: Italy Fact Sheet: Nuclear Security Summit 2012

Advanced text of the President's remarks at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, South Korea

Released March 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes, and National Security Council Director for Nuclear Threat Reduction Shawn Gallagher

Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes on President Obama's bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan

Statement by the Press Secretary on clashes along the border of Sudan and South Sudan

Text: Joint Statement of the Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and the United States of America Regarding the Trilateral Cooperation at the Former Semipalatinsk Test Site

Text: Joint Statement on Quadrilateral Cooperation on High-density Low-enriched Uranium Fuel Production

Text: Statement of Activity and Cooperation To Counter Nuclear Smuggling

Text: Joint Statement on Transport Security

Text: Joint Statement on Nuclear Security Training and Support Centers

Text: Joint Statement on Nuclear Terrorism

Text: Joint Statement on National Legislation Implementation Kit on Nuclear Security

Text: Nuclear Security Summit, Seoul, March 2012: Multinational Statement on Nuclear Information Security

Text: 2012 Nuclear Security Summit Deliverable: Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction

Fact sheet: Plutonium Removal From Sweden

Fact sheet: History of Trilateral Threat Reduction Cooperation at the Former Semipalatinsk Test Site

Fact sheet: United States-Japan Nuclear Security Working Group Fact Sheet

Fact sheet: Belgium Nuclear Security Summit

Fact sheet: Ukraine Highly Enriched Uranium Removal

Released March 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest

Released March 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on House passage of 90-day surface transportation extension legislation

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Ryan Republican budget

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action on the Buffett rule

Advanced text of the President's remarks on energy

Released March 30

Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest

Transcript of a teleconference background briefing by senior administration officials on the Presidential Determination pursuant to section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Determination pursuant to section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4281

Released April 2

Statement by the Press Secretary on the elections in Burma

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 473 and H.R. 886

Released April 3

Text: Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer: Three Charts Illustrating Two Different Visions for Our Nation

Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesman Thomas F. Vietor on Sudan

Released April 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on the attack on the National Theater in Mogadishu, Somalia

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2038

Fact sheet: The STOCK Act: Bans Members of Congress from Insider Trading

Released April 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3606

Fact sheet: President Obama To Sign Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act

Released April 6

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Releases Report on Women and the Economy

Statement on the employment situation in March

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces 2012 Easter Egg Roll Program and Talent Line-Up

Fact Sheet: 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll

Released April 10

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Excerpts of the President's remarks at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL

Released April 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Dan Restrepo on the President's participation in the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Bahrain

Fact sheet: All of the Above: Obama Administration Announces Additional Steps To Increase Energy Security

Released April 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can't Wait: Protecting Taxpayer Dollars From Wasteful Payment Errors and Fraud

Statement by the Press Secretary on North Korea's missile launch

Released April 13

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Releases President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2011 Tax Returns

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Guinea Bissau

Text: Statement by Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal: Facilitating Safe and Responsible Expansion of Natural Gas Production

Texts: Statements on the President's Executive order

Fact sheet: Small Business Network of the Americas

Fact sheet: The U.S. Economic Relationship With the Western Hemisphere

Released April 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes

Fact sheet: Summit of the Americas: Connecting the Americas

Advance text of the President's remarks at the opening session of the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia

Released April 16

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Launches 2012 Citizens Medal Nomination Process

Released April 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Brian C. Deese

Text: Report: Equal Pay Task Force Accomplishments: Fighting for Fair Pay in the Workplace

Fact sheet: Increasing Oversight and Cracking Down on Manipulation in Oil Markets

Fact sheet: Fighting for Equal Pay

Released April 18

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama's Visit to Lorain County Community College

Fact sheet: Release of National Security Report on Revising U.S. Export Controls on Satellites

Released April 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Announces Patricia "Pat" Summit as a Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Released April 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama To Sign Proclamation Designating Fort Ord National Monument

Released April 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Announces Jan Karski as a Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Fact sheet: A Comprehensive Strategy and New Tools to Prevent and Respond to Atrocities

Fact sheet: Mitigating and Eliminating the Threat to Civilians Posed by the Lord's Resistance Army

Fact sheet: Sanctions Against Those Complicit in Grave Human Rights Abuses Via Information Technology in Syria and Iran

Fact sheet: Educating Our Way to an Economy Built to Last: Stopping the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike

Released April 24

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary on the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa

Released April 25

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released April 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Administration Urges Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can't Wait: President Obama Takes Action to Stop Deceptive and Misleading Practices by Educational Institutions that Target Veterans, Service Members and their Families

Statement by the Press Secretary on the verdict in the trial of Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Released April 27

Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest

Transcript of a background briefing by a senior administration official on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan

Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the advance estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2012

Released April 30

Fact sheet: United States-Japan Cooperative Initiatives

Advance text of the President's remarks at the National Legislative Conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO

Advance text of remarks by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John O. Brennan at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Released May 1

Transcript of a background briefing by senior administration officials

Text: Statement by Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Munoz: New Report: Health Care Law Makes Community Health Centers Stronger

Fact sheet: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement

Excerpts of the President's address to the Nation from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan

Advance text of the President's address to the Nation from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan

Released May 2

Transcript of a press briefing by senior administration officials on the strategic partnership agreement between the U.S. and Afghanistan

Statement by the Press Secretary: We Can't Wait: White House Announces Nearly 300,000 Summer Jobs and Other Employment Opportunities for Youth and New Online Tool To Help Youth Access Opportunities

Released May 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James "Jay" Carney

Released May 4

Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in April