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April 27, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT BARAK OBAMA HONORING THE 2008-2009 NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WHITE HOUSE [South Portico] 2:20 P.M. EDT Hello, everybody. Please have a seat. Have a seat -- except you guys. You guys can't sit. (Laughter.) It is just wonderful to be here on this beautiful day. Congratulations to Coach Geno on just the incredible season that took place as a consequence of these extraordinary young women. I want to just say it is a thrill. This is one of my favorite things about the job. I am a big fan. I want to congratulate everybody who runs the UCONN program -- from the assistants to the trainers, to the students to the ticket-takers, and of course, the UCONN fans everywhere -- you should all be extraordinarily proud. And I want to thank again Coach, and his wife Kathy, for being here. Congratulations also on being Coach of the Year -- although when you're winning by an average of 30 points, it's not that hard of a selection to make. (Laughter.) And we are thrilled that you're going to be coaching the Women's Basketball team in the 2012 Olympics. You're going to do a great job. (Applause.) Under Coach Auriemma's leadership, this Huskies program has redefined excellence again and again: Six of the last 15 NCAA Titles, five undefeated regular seasons, three undefeated championship seasons, two 39-0 seasons. But for this team, an undefeated season just wasn't enough -- they became the first team in NCAA history, men or women's, to win every single game by double digits, which is just an unbelievable, unbelievable statistic. (Applause.) I want to congratulate also Maya, who is here -- Maya Moore -- there you are. Raise your hand. Naismith Award, National Player of the Year, and an equally impressive achievement -- Maya was one of only five players chosen nationwide as first-team Academic All-American. So give it up for Maya. (Applause.) Renee Montgomery -- where's Renee? There you are, Renee, holding the ball -- for winning the Honda Sports Award that recognizes the top women's player in the country not just for athletics, but also academics, leadership, and willingness to give back to her community; and to all the players who make a true team. It's clear these women have a competitive streak -- from what I understand, they have trouble sometimes turning off that competitive streak. I've heard that "Movie Pictionary" gets pretty fierce among the women here. (Laughter.) But Coach Geno and each of these women also understands that being champion doesn't stop when you step off the court. Just last week, these ladies were recognized by the NCAA for top academic performance as a team. And over the course of 24 seasons, Coach Auriemma's teams have a 100-percent graduation rate. That is worthy of some applause. (Applause.) They also spend time off the court in service to others. "Geno's Cancer Team" -- and I'm wearing a bracelet that I just got, right here, I want to show it off -- raises money to fight cancer. And these young women visit pediatric patients, mentor at-risk youth to show they can make something of themselves, and give their time to folks in the communities who need it most. All of this makes the Storrs community stronger; it makes the state of Connecticut stronger; it makes our country stronger -- and I know this team gets a lot out of it in return. I also want to say something as a father. You know, it was this program in the mid-1990s as much as anything that helped propel women's basketball into the national consciousness. And thanks to players like each of these women and those who came before them, our young women today look at themselves differently, especially tall young women, like my daughters. My girls look at the TV when I'm watching Sports Center and they see women staring back. That shows them that they can be champions, too. And so, as a father, I want to thank all of you. Thank you to all the NCAA female athletes who work hard day in, day out to set a positive example to which our daughters can all aspire -- to be healthy and active, to be part of a team. Finally, I understand that Coach Auriemma has promised to go 40-0 next season. (Laughter.) So, Coach, if that happens, I guarantee you that you will be welcome back at the White House. (Laughter.) All right, give them a big round of applause. (Applause.) END 2:27 P.M. EDT

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U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA & STAFF
White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"The President was listening intently during a meeting in the Oval Office with his senior advisors."

                                                          Pete Souza, April 14, 2010

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U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, interim CHIEF OF STAFF PETE ROUSE, right, and CHIEF OF STAFF WILLIAM M. DALEY
White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"President Barack Obama waits in the Green Room of the White House with interim Chief of Staff Pete Rouse, right, and William Daley before the announcement that he was naming Daley as his new Chief of Staff"

Pete Souza, January 6, 2011

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"THE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF"
Posted and Written by Karen Ann Carr
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WASHINGTON, DC- Rahm Emanuel, Pete Rouse, and now William M. Daley
     The White House Chief of Staff during the Obama administration is a position where American values are being upheld by the efforts of extraordinary governors.
     Most recently during the lame-duck session of Congress 2010, Mr. Rouse’s leadership as interim Chief of Staff produced astounding results. He negotiated a bipartisan agreement that shocked Democratic leadership, but aided suffering Americans and wealthy Americans. Middle-class Americans retained tax benefits. The U.S. military shifted away from a restricted mindset. Wealthy Americans were not penalized for being affluent.
     Today President Obama revealed that Mr. Rouse had recommended candidates to serve as Chief of Staff after he resumed other duties. Moreover, Mr. Rouse has develop a structural plan for the next two years of the Obama administration.
     President Obama said he believes Mr. Rouse's work will serve the America and the White House very well for years to come.
     While speaking on Mr. Rouse, President Obama said, "He is a unique and indispensable asset to me and to this administration. I cannot imagine life here without him, and I told him so. And I’m delighted that we’re able to keep him a little bit longer. I’m grateful that he has agreed to one more tour of duty as my counselor for the next two years. "
     Now, the White House has shifted to receive the anointing of Mr. Daley. Mr. Daley is known for being an American who cares deeply about the United States of America. Having led major corporations, Mr. Daley possesses a deep understanding of how to grow the American economy and an understanding of how jobs are created.
      Mr. Daley's enormous awareness of politics, governance and international commerce will serve Americans well. Mr. Daley's intuitive knowledge of international commerce, economic growth and job creation was most evident during his tenure as Commerce Secretary as a member of President William Clinton’s Cabinet.

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U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, CHIEF OF STAFF WILLIAM M. DALEY & interim CHIEF OF STAFF PETE ROUSE
White House Photography by Chuck Kennedy, January 6, 2011.

"President Barack Obama welcomes new White House Chief of Staff William Daley, left, during a statement in the East Room of the White House. Pete Rouse, who served as interim Chief of Staff, is at right."

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WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF

“Thank you very much, Mr. President, Mr. Vice President. You have honored me and my family by giving me an opportunity to serve you and to serve our nation.

     Fifty years ago this month I visited the White House with my parents and my brothers and sisters to visit a young President who went on to show great strength, leadership and vision in the face of enormous challenges in those times.

     You, Mr. President, are proving your strength, your leadership, your vision during a most difficult time for our nation and for the world. You have also shown through your example that public service is an honorable calling, and I am pleased to answer your call.

     I look forward to working with the wonderful staff which you have assembled, and I know my job will be made easier by the great work and direction of Pete Rouse, the direction and great work he has provided over these past couple of months, and the President talked about the enormous successes under Pete’s watch.

     Pete, too, has dedicated his life to public service and to our nation, and I’m grateful for his efforts, and I am proud to call him my colleague. I assure you, Mr. President, as they have done in the last two years, that this team will not let you down, nor the nation.

Thank you very much for this extreme honor"

MR. WILLIAM M. DALEY

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA & VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"Watching the historic House vote on a television in the Roosevelt Room, the President and Vice President applauded after the bill passed. It was an emotional conclusion to an almost year-long battle to pass health care reform."

                                                          Pete Souza, March 21, 2010

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WASHINGTON, DC- In the morning of January 7, 2011, President Barack Obama will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office.

Later in the morning,President Obama will visit Thompson Creek Manufacturing in Landover, Maryland. While there, President Obama will tour the facility, comment on the monthly employment report and make economic personnel announcements.

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U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA & STAFF

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"Most of the White House staff had gathered on the Truman Balcony to bid farewell to outgoing Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. But the national security staff had to pull the President aside to the Treaty Room to give him an update on the terrorist threats in Europe."

Pete Souza, October 1, 2010

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"Vice President Biden Meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara"
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WASHINGTON, DC- Today U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara at the White House. The discussion of global issues was designed to reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance, which continues to plays a key role in promoting prosperity and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

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“APEC convention is scheduled to be in Hawaii in November 2011.”

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U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA & BO

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"Headed to an event on the White House state floor, the President encountered the family dog, Bo, and they walked together along the Colonnade."

Pete Souza, September 10, 2010

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"Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, to members of the UN Press on Sudan and Cote d'Ivoire "
Posted and Written by Karen Ann Carr
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U.S. Mission to the United Nations
New York, NY
January 6, 2011

AMBASSADOR SUSAN E. RICE:

"Our president of the Council will soon issue a press statement that basically summarizes the Council’s view on the situation in Sudan. It was a US-drafted statement and we agree with everything in it. The purpose really is to underscore that there’s been some important progress made in preparations for the referendum in the South on Sunday, beginning on Sunday. We’re encouraged that the parties seem to be making timely and clear-cut statements reaffirming their commitment to the process, to holding it on time, and to respecting the results. That said, obviously there are a number of very critical outstanding issues that need to be resolved about which we remain very much concerned and focused on, including Abyei and citizenship, including resource-sharing, debt, and all of that – that will need continued urgent attention in the wake of the conclusion of the referendum period after the fifteenth.

We also spent a lot of time in the Council – and you’ll see this reflected in the statement – discussing the very concerning deteriorating situation in Darfur – and expressed real concern about violence that has led to a high number of displacements in the month of December – 40,000 rapes, murders, burning of villages, aerial bombardments, stuff that sadly we’ve become accustomed to in the context of Darfur. And the Council, for its part, and the United States, clearly for our part, are both very much focused on the situation in Darfur and the urgency of addressing issues like access for UNAMID, ending any external support that may be continuing to the parties on both sides, and ensuring that negotiations proceed in a serious fashion. In that regard, we and others expressed the importance of the government continuing to stay at the table and negotiate seriously in Doha, and we welcome the progress that the LJM made in accepting the recommendations, and hope that that can possibly provide a basis for progress on a larger set of Darfur issues."

QUESTION REPORTER:

"I know that you’re very concerned about Darfur, but can you just confirm the reports from the New York Times and elsewhere that a peaceful approach to Darfur was taken up as a condition for a package of incentives? You know, when the package of incentives was put forward, there were conditions for it to be activated. And the main one was for Bashir to cooperate with a peaceful referendum, there was also supposed to be his cooperation for a peaceful settlement for Darfur. The Times has reported that that is no longer a condition."

AMBASSADOR SUSAN E. RICE:

" I haven’t seen that, but no. The United States has always said that full normalization – the President said it himself here on the twenty-fourth— the full normalization of our relationship with Sudan depends on its resolution of the situation in Darfur. There are interim steps, important steps, that we hope will be in a position to take as progress is being made on implementing the CPA. I don’t know what this report is you’re talking to – it is not right."

QUESTION REPORTER:

"Related to this, this agreement by Salva Kiir to eject or stop the rebel groups from Darfur from being in South Sudan. Is it a positive thing? Does it help resolve things in Darfur, the idea that they wouldn’t have to go back? It was announced by Salva Kiir."

AMBASSADOR SUSAN E. RICE:
"Our view has long been that it’s vitally important that both parties to the CPA refrain from, in any way, direct or indirectly supporting rebel or proxy activity against the other. And so we urged that, to the extent that that has been the case, that it cease."

QUESTION REPORTER:
"Is there a problem with Darfur rebels in South Sudan? What’s the extent of it?"

AMBASSADOR SUSAN E. RICE:

"I’m not sure I can give you a full assessment of the extent of it. I mean we’ve heard the UN report that there have been instances in which, perhaps to escape military activity in the North, rebels have moved into the South. We’ve seen evidence of bombing in hot pursuit by the government. So it’s clearly something of an issue. I can’t give you scientific assessment of its magnitude."

QUESTION REPORTER:

"On Cote D’Ivoire, Mr. LeRoy is increasingly worried about ethnic violence, the situation in the Gulf Hotel is at a standstill, ambassadors yesterday said they were strongly supportive of giving ECOWAS dialogue and negotiations a chance. Is the US sort of running out of patience and feeling, one, that the proposal by Mr. LeRoy to increase the strength of UNOCI, which he says he’s going to make next week – do you support that? And also, is it time, perhaps that there are some sanctions for Gbagbo and his cabinet? How do you feel about increasing the pressure on him versus the ECOWAS?"

AMBASSADOR SUSAN E. RICE:

"I think they’re not mutually exclusive. Secondly, we haven’t seen a specific proposal on UNOCI so we haven’t taken a position on it. Obviously we’ve indicated a concern that UNOCI have what it needs to be effective and will consider swiftly and seriously any specific request we are getting. With respect to sanctions, we, the United States, and the European Union and others have taken steps, including yesterday to sanction Gbagbo and those close to him in terms of the authority to travel and move resources and assets. We think that kind of pressure is warranted given the continued refusal to accept and act on the will of the Ivorian people. And certainly in case of the UN we have a sanctions regime, they exist on Cote D’Ivoire and to the extent that this remains stalled, I think we are obliged to look at whether it needs to be augmented and invigorated."

QUESTION REPORTER:

"Look imminently?"

AMBASSADOR SUSAN E. RICE:

"I’m not putting a timeline on it, but I think that it’s time to begin to discuss that seriously."

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"On vacation in Martha's Vineyard, the President was golfing at the Vineyard Golf Club. I switched my digital camera to the black-and-white setting to capture the ominous clouds."

Pete Souza, August 22, 2010

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"The skies opened up on Memorial Day outside of Chicago. When the lightning began, the Secret Service told the President that it was too dangerous to proceed. He took the stage by himself and informed the audience that his speech was canceled and that for everyone's safety, they should return to their busses. Later, he boarded a few of the busses to thank them for attending and apologized for not being able to speak."

Pete Souza, May 31, 2010

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA & FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"Back in the Gulf Coast for a weekend, the President and First Lady toured St. Andrews Bay on a boat in Panama City Beach, Fla. I noticed their hands touching as they held the rail on the boat."

                    Pete Souza, August 15, 2010

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HIS OVAL OFFICE RUG WITH HIS QUOTES

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"Halfway through his second year, the President finally got his own Oval Office rug (he had been using President Bush's). The new rug includes several famous quotations, and I tried to frame people's feet by some of the words in the quotations."

                                                   Pete Souza, September 1, 2010

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK OF EGYPT & PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"Prior to the start of their working dinner during the Middle East negotiations, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel check their watches to see if it is officially sunset. During Ramadan, fasting continues throughout the day until after sunset."
                                                     Pete Souza, September 1, 2010

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON OF MEXICO

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"I had recently watched an old National Geographic documentary film on the White House and adapted the idea of shooting this angle from a scene in the film as the President and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico descended the Grand Staircase before a State Dinner at the White House."

                                                          Pete Souza, May 19, 2010

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI

White House Photography by Pete Souza.

"After an unannounced overnight trip to Afghanistan, President Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at his Presidential Palace in Kabul."

Pete Souza, March 28, 2010

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA and SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER

White House Photograohy by Pete Souza.

"We had arrived back at the Westchester County Airport in New York, headed back to Washington. Because of the configuration of the helicopter, everyone had to board before the President. So he waited for a few minutes in the motorcade, illuminated by the interior light, until everyone was situated."

                                                               Pete Souza, September 16, 2010.

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA and SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER

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"During a spirited bi-partisan Congressional leadership meeting, both the President and House Minority Leader (soon to be Speaker of the House) John Boehner speak at the same time."

                                                               Pete Souza, February 9, 2010

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND DAUGHTERS

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"Another snowstorm blanketed Washington for the second time in a few days. Because it was a Saturday, I hung around the White House thinking that the President might venture out in the snow with his daughters. Here they are playing in the Rose Garden in the midst of the storm."

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