Office of the Press Secretary
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to PyeongChang, Korea to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 10th Special Olympics World Winter Games on January 29, 2013.
The Honorable Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will lead the delegation.
Member of the Presidential Delegation:
The Honorable Sung Kim, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
The Honorable Judith E. Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, Department of State
Ms. Julie Petty, Member of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
On Thursday, January 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz will join the latest "Fireside Hangout" for a conversation about immigration reform.
President Obama speak from Las Vegas about creating a fair and effective immigration system that lives up to our heritage as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.
President Obama announced today that he has approved a new round of humanitarian assistance, an additional $155 million to provide for the urgent and pressing needs of civilians in Syria and refugees forced to flee the violence of the Assad regime. This brings America’s contribution to date to $365 million, making the United States the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people.
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