What Government Did Today

Release Time:  For Immediate Release The United States announced this morning that it will make a voluntary contribution of $3 million this year to the United Nations Trust Fund for Global and Regional Disarmament to aid in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 is an important tool for preventing access to the materials and resources needed to acquire or develop the world’s most dangerous weapons and the means to deliver them.  Ensuring the Resolution’s effective implementation through the work of the Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1540 is an important objective of U.S. non-proliferation and counter-terrorism policies.   The 1540 Committee helps countries around the world design, adopt, and enforce laws prohibiting the spread of WMD to non-state actors, and enforce effective measures to control transfers of WMD, their means of delivery, related materials, funding, and contributing services.  The U.S.

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Statement by the Press Secretary on U.S. contribution to the United Nations Trust Fund for Global and Regional Disarmament

Release Time:  For Immediate Release I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman as the new U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan.  With a lifetime of experience working on some of Africa’s most pressing challenges, Ambassador Lyman is uniquely qualified to sustain our efforts in support of a peaceful and prosperous future for the Sudanese people

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President Obama Announces Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman as U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan

Release Time:  For Immediate Release On Thursday, March 31, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 1079, the “Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011,” which extends through May 31, 2011, authorities to collect taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and make grants to airports under the Airport Improvement Program

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Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1079

Release Time:  For Immediate Release NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, 2011 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our Nation must continue to confront rape and other forms of sexual violence as a deplorable crime.  Too many victims suffer unaided, and too many offenders elude justice.  As we mark National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, we recommit to building a society where no woman, man, or child endures the fear of assault or the pain of an attack on their physical well being and basic human dignity.

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Presidential Proclamation–National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  U.S. Capitol Washington, DC THE VICE PRESIDENT: I think we’re making good progress. We’re all working off the same number now, $73 billion (inaudible).

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Vice President Biden’s Press Gaggle at the U.S. Capitol

Release Time:  For Immediate Release The President spoke today with Italian President Napolitano to congratulate Italy and the Italian people on the 150th anniversary of Italian unification and to express his deep appreciation for President Napolitano and Prime Minister Berlusconi’s promotion of peace and stability across the world and steadfast support of coalition operations in Libya under NATO’s command.  President Obama recognized Italy’s expertise in the region and agreed to continue the closest consultations between our two governments as we work to protect the Libyan people and enforce UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973.

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Readout of the President’s call with Italian President Napolitano

Release Time:  For Immediate Release NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:   Henry S. Ensher, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

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Nominations Sent to the Senate, 3/30/11

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  Ballou High School Visit, Washington, D.C.

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Remarks by the First Lady during Ballou High School Visit

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:27 P.M. EDT  MR

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal, 3/30/2011

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Rising prices at the pump affect everybody – workers and farmers; truck drivers and restaurant owners.  Businesses see it impact their bottom line.  Families feel the pinch when they fill up their tank.  For Americans already struggling to get by, it makes life that much harder.  That’s why we need to make ourselves more secure and control our energy future by harnessing all of the resources that we have available and embracing a diverse energy portfolio.

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FACT SHEET: America’s Energy Security