Barack Obama 2013-01-01 1 Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases 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 1 Fact sheet: The Tax Agreement: A Victory for Middle-Class Families and the Economy Released January 2 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4310 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 8 Released January 4 Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in December 2012 Released January 6 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 41 Released January 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of an on-the-record conference call by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes and Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for South Asia Douglas E. Lute on the upcoming visit of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to the White House Released January 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 10 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1339, H.R. 1845, H.R. 2338, H.R. 3263, H.R. 3641, H.R. 3869, H.R. 3892, H.R. 4053, H.R. 4057, H.R. 4073, H.R. 4389, H.R. 5859, H.R. 6014, H.R. 6260, H.R. 6379, H.R. 6587, H.R. 6620, H.R. 6671, S. 925, S. 3202, S. 3666, and S.J. Res. 49 Released January 14 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 443, H.R. 1464, H.R. 2076, H.R. 4212, H.R. 4365, H.R. 4606, H.R. 6029, H.R. 6060, H.R. 6328, H.R. 6364, H.R. 6586, H.R. 6621, H.R. 6655, S.J. Res. 44, S. 3331, S. 3454, S. 3472, S. 3630, S. 3662, and S. 3677 Released January 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 2318 Released January 16 Text: Now Is the Time: The President's Plan To Protect Our Children and Our Communities by Reducing Gun Violence Released January 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 18 Statement by the Press Secretary on House Republican debt limit proposals Released January 21 Advance text of the President's Inaugural Address Released January 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 24 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 152 Fact sheet: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System So Everyone Plays by the Rules Excerpts from the President's remarks on immigration reform Released January 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the advance estimate of GDP for the fourth quarter of 2012 Released January 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released February 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the explosion in Mexico City Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in January Released February 4 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 325 Released February 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Statement by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John O. Brennan on Bulgaria's announcement of Hizballah's role in the 2012 Burgas terrorist attack Released February 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Readout of White House and Department of Homeland Security officials' meetings with law enforcement on comprehensive immigration reform Released February 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released February 8 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney, Controller of the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Financing Management Daniel I. Werfel, and National Economic Council Principal Deputy Director Jason L. Furman Fact sheet: Examples of How the Sequester Would Impact Middle Class Families, Jobs, and Economic Security Released February 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released February 12 Statement by the Press Secretary: Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Fact sheet: Presidential Policy Directive on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Fact sheet: Afghanistan Text: Guest List for the First Lady's Box at the State of the Union Address Text: The President's Plan for a Strong Middle Class and a Strong America Excerpts of the President's State of the Union Address Advance text of the President's State of the Union Address Released February 13 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and National Economic Council Principal Deputy Director Jason L. Furman Statement by the Press Secretary: The President's Plan To Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Manufacturing Fact sheet: The President's Plan To Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Manufacturing Fact sheet: President Obama's Plan for Early Education for All Americans (embargoed until February 14) Released February 14 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Statement by the Press Secretary on congressional action on the Federal budget Statement by the Press Secretary on the filibuster of the nomination of Charles T. Hagel to be Secretary of Defense Released February 15 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Fact sheet: The President's Plan To Ensure Hard Work Leads to a Decent Living Released February 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released February 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Fact sheet: The President's Plan To Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Infrastructure Released February 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of a conference call press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Michael B. Froman, and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel R. Russel on the visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan Text: White House Blog Post: A Balanced Plan To Avert the Sequester and Reduce the Deficit Released February 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Transportation Raymond H. LaHood Released February 24 Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Releases New State-by-State Reports on the Impacts of the Sequester Released February 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano Released February 26 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: White House Policy for Countering Improvised Explosive Devices Released February 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Released February 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released March 1 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Grants Pardons Released March 2 Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces New Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region Released March 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released March 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: One-Year Update on the Implementation of the National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Released March 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 47 Released March 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Statement by the Press Secretary on the 2007 disappearance of retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Robert Levinson in Iran Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in February Fact sheet: Implementation of Export Control Reform Released March 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon at the Asia Society in New York City Released March 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the House Republican budget proposal Released March 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 307 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Senate Democratic budget proposal Released March 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro Released March 15 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Fact sheet: President Obama's Blueprint for a Clean and Secure Energy Future Text: White House Blog Post: A Preview of the 2013 Economic Report of the President Released March 16 Statement by the Press Secretary on the formation of Israel's new government Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the 25th anniversary of the Halabja massacre in southern Kurdistan Released March 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released March 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces New Coordinator for Defense Policy, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Arms Control Released March 20 Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the visit of Cuban human rights advocate Yoani Sanchez to the United States Released March 21 Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on passage of the U.N. Human Rights Council's resolution on Sri Lanka Advance text of the President's remarks at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem Released March 22 Transcript of a press briefing by senior administration officials on the telephone conversation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the surrender of Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court Released March 23 Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of Federal budget legislation Released March 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Designates Five New National Monuments Released March 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 933 Released March 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Released March 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Released March 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Fact sheet: The "Rebuild America Partnership": The President's Plan To Encourage Private Investment in America's Infrastructure Released March 30 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential election in Kenya Released April 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released April 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Fact sheet: BRAIN Initiative Released April 3 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Excerpts of the President's remarks on reducing gun violence Released April 4 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released April 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S. security sector assistance policy Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the removal of highly enriched uranium from the Czech Republic Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in March Fact sheet: U.S. Security Sector Assistance Policy Released April 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine's pardon of former Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko and former Minister of Environmental Protection Heorhiy Fylypchuk Excerpts from the President's remarks on gun control Released April 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: The Obama Administration's Record on Human Trafficking Issues Released April 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jeffrey D. Zients, National Economic Council Director Eugene B. Sperling, and Director of Domestic Policy Cecilia Muñoz Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the earthquake in Iran Released April 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released April 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of a weekly address by Francine Wheeler, mother of Ben Wheeler, who was killed in the December 14, 2012, shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut Released April 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 716 Released April 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Venezuela Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the meeting between National Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saud al-Faysal bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia Fact sheet: States Answer the First Lady's Call To Put America's Heroes Back to Work Released April 18 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Released April 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released April 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released April 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy in New York City Released April 25 Transcript of a background conference call by a White House official on the situation in Syria Released April 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the advance estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2013 Released April 28 Statement by the Press Secretary on the swearing-in of Prime Minister Enrico Letta of Italy Released April 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Fact sheet: Administration Partners With Industry To Get Service Members for High-Demand Jobs Released May 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1246 and H.R. 1765 Released May 2 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in April Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Partnership Released May 3 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released May 4 Fact sheet: United States Support for Central American Citizen Security Fact sheet: United States Support for Economic Growth and Development in Central America Released May 5 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Advance text of the President's commencement address at the Ohio State University Released May 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released May 7 Text: Op-ed by President Obama for the Miami Herald: Improving Our Partnership With Latin America (a Spanish language version was also released) Released May 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Assistant to the President and Chief Technology Officer Todd Park Statement by the Press Secretary on the elections in Malaysia Released May 9 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Assistant to the President and Chief Technology Officer Todd Park Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Administration Releases Historic Open Data Rules To Enhance Government Efficiency and Fuel Economic Growth Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Administration Launches Competition for Three New Manufacturing Innovation Institutes Released May 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Strategy for the Arctic Region Released May 13 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released May 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released May 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: The President and Vice President's 2012 Financial Disclosure Forms Released May 16 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Calls on Congress To Fully Fund Embassy Security Text: Op-ed by President Obama for the Turkish daily Sabah: A Partnership That Delivers Fact sheet: U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership Fact sheet: U.S.-Turkey Partnership Released May 17 Statement by the Press Secretary: Creating Jobs Faster by Cutting Timelines in Half for Major Infrastructure Projects Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1071 Released May 19 Advance text of the President's commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA Released May 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Announces Sally Ride as a Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Released May 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released May 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released May 23 Transcript of a teleconference background briefing by senior administration officials on the President's remarks at National Defense University Fact sheet: The President's May 23 Speech on Counterterrorism Fact sheet: U.S. Policy Standards and Procedures for the Use of Force in Counterterrorism Operations Outside the United States and Areas of Active Hostilities Advance text of the President's Remarks at National Defense University Released May 24 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 360 Released May 26 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Released May 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: Alan Krueger, Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, To Return to Princeton University Fact sheet: United States Support for Economic Growth and Development in the Caribbean Fact sheet: United States Support for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Released May 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: Readout on the First-Ever White House Hispanic Business Leaders' Forum Released May 30 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Released May 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Text: White House Blog Post: Medicare Trustees: Medicare is Growing Stronger, With Help From the Affordable Care Act Fact sheet: President Obama Fights To Keep Interest Rates From Doubling Released June 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's approval of an Executive order regarding sanctions related to Iran Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 258 and S. 982 Fact sheet: President Obama Applauds Commitments To Raise Awareness and Increase Understanding of Mental Health at White House Conference Released June 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of a background conference call by senior administration officials on the President's meetings with President Xi Jinping of China Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Egyptian court verdicts against representatives of international nongovernmental organizations Fact sheet: White House Task Force on High-Tech Patent Issues: Legislative Priorities and Executive Actions Fact sheet: U.S.-Chile Economic Relations Fact sheet: U.S.-Chile Partnership Released June 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney 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 on the situation in Qusayr, Syria Released June 6 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Unveils ConnectED Initiative To Bring America's Students Into Digital Age Statement by the Press Secretary on House passage of an amendment to remove protections for young undocumented immigrants Released June 7 Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest Text: Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger on the employment situation in May Released June 8 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon Statement by the Press Secretary: United States and China Agree To Work Together on Phase Down of HFCs Released June 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: Fifty Years After the Equal Pay Act: Assessing the Past, Taking Stock of the Future Released June 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Fact sheet: U.S.-Peru Economic Relations Released June 12 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Advance text of remarks by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan B. Krueger at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH Released June 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of an on-the-record conference call by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes on Syria Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 622 Text: Statement by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes on Syria's use of chemical weapons Released June 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, and Senior Director for International Economic Issues Caroline Atkinson Fact sheet: Administration Provides Another Boost to Wireless Broadband and Technological Innovation Released June 15 Statement by the Press Secretary on the first anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals process Statement by the Press Secretary on the election in Iran Released June 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes Fact sheet: U.S. Support for Northern Ireland Peace and Prosperity Fact sheet: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) Fact sheet: U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Information and Communications Technology Security Fact sheet: United States and the Russian Federation Sign New Bilateral Framework on Threat Reduction Fact sheet: President Obama Increases Humanitarian Assistance to Syrians Released June 18 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes Transcript of a teleconference background briefing by senior administration officials on Afghanistan Statement by the Press Secretary: United States G-8 Action Plan for Transparency of Company Ownership and Control Statement by the Press Secretary on the Congressional Budget Office's evaluation of immigration reform legislation Fact sheet: The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Fact sheet: U.S. National Action Plan on Preventing the Misuse of Companies and Legal Arrangements Released June 19 Text: Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on al-Shabaab's attack on the United Nations in Somalia Fact sheet: Nuclear Weapons Employment Strategy of the United States Released June 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, Senior Director for African Affairs Grant Harris, and Senior Director for Development and Democracy Gayle Smith on the President's upcoming visit to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania Released June 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on the report released by Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Daniel I. Werfel Released June 25 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 475 Fact sheet: President Obama's Plan To Cut Carbon Pollution Text: The President's Climate Action Plan Released June 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney on the President's statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released June 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, and U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv J. Shah Fact sheet: U.S. Support for Strengthening Democratic Institutions, Rule of Law, and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa Released June 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes Fact sheet: Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa Released June 29 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Announces the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Fact sheet: The President's Young African Leaders Initiative Released June 30 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes Fact sheet: Global Health Investments and Partnership in Africa Fact sheet: Power Africa