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Administration of Barack Obama, 2014 Checklist of White House Press Administration of Barack Obama, 2014 Checklist of White House Press Releases December 31, 2014 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 Statement by National Economic Council Director Eugene B. Sperling on the need for congressional action to extend emergency unemployment benefits Released January 3 Fact sheet: Strengthening the Federal Background Check System To Keep Guns Out of Potentially Dangerous Hands Released January 5 Text of a readout of Deputy National Security Adviser Antony J. Blinken's telephone conversation with National Security Adviser Faleh al-Fayyad of Iraq Released January 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and National Economic Council Director Eugene B. Sperling 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 Released January 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: Obama Administration Launches Quadrennial Energy Review Statement by National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice on the situation in South Sudan Fact sheet: President Obama's Promise Zones Initiative Released January 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in December Released January 12 Statement from the Office of the Vice President: President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the State of Israel To Attend the State Funeral of Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 1 Released January 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released January 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the decision by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif-Khonsari of Iran to place a wreath at the grave of former Lebanese Hizballah leader Imad Mugniyah Released January 15 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Announces New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institute Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 106 Fact sheet: U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer Policy Fact sheet: The President and First Lady's Call to Action on College Opportunity Released January 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: Summary of Technical Understandings Related to the Implementation of the Joint Plan of Action on the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Program Statement by the Press Secretary on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 667 and S. 1614 Released January 17 Transcript of a background conference call by senior administration officials on the administration's review of U.S. signals intelligence and electronic surveillance programs Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3547 Text of a readout of National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with National Security Adviser Shotaro Yachi of Japan at the White House Fact sheet: Review of U.S. Signals Intelligence Advance text of the President's remarks on U.S. signals intelligence and electronic surveillance programs Released January 18 Statement by the Press Secretary on the attack on a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan Released January 19 Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the situation in Ukraine Released January 20 2 Statement by the Press Secretary on the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action regarding Iran's nuclear program Released January 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text: The American Voting Experience: Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration Released January 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Text of a readout of administration officials' panel discussion with the U.S. Conference of Mayors Released January 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3527 and S. 230 Released January 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces First Round of Guests in First Lady's Box—State of the Union Address Released January 28 Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces Additional Guests in the First Lady's Box—State of the Union Address Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Announces Additional Guests in the First Lady's Box—State of the Union Address Fact sheet: Opportunity for All—Rewarding Hard Work Fact sheet: The State of the Union Fact Sheet: Opportunity for All Excerpts of the President's State of the Union Address Advance text of the President's State of the Union Address Released January 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew Text of a readout of National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz of Pakistan Fact sheet: Opportunity for All: Securing a Dignified Retirement for All Americans Released January 30 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on freedom of the press in China 3 Text of a White House blog post by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman: Advance Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2013 Text of a readout of National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado of Brazil Fact sheet: Opportunity for All: Empowering All Americans With the Skills Needed for In- Demand Jobs Released January 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Fact sheet: Opportunity for All: The President's Call to Action To Give the Long-Term Unemployed a Fair Shot Released February 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Released February 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman Statement by the Press Secretary on the Congressional Budget Office report on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Fact sheet: Opportunity for All—Answering the President's Call To Enrich American Education Through ConnectED Released February 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the U.S.-Iraq Energy Joint Coordination Committee meeting Released February 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action to block legislation extending unemployment insurance benefits Released February 7 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack Statement by the Press Secretary: Stat Sheet: Opportunity for All—CEA Highlights of Recent Farm Sector and Rural Economy Performance Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2642 Text: Highlights of Recent Farm Sector and Rural Economy Performance Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason L. Furman on the employment situation in January 4 Fact sheet: Opportunity for All : Establishing a New "Made in Rural America" Export and Investment Initiative Released February 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of a teleconference background briefing by senior administration officials on the state visit of President François Hollande of France Text of an op-ed by President Obama and President François Hollande of France for the Washington Post and Le Monde: France and the U.S. Enjoy a Renewed Alliance Released February 11 Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Cyprus Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives passage of legislation increasing the public debt limit Text: National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking Fact sheet: United States-France Economic and Commercial Partnership Fact sheet: U.S.-France Security Cooperation Fact sheet: U.S. Cooperation With France on Protecting the Environment, Building a Clean Energy Economy, and Addressing Climate Change Fact sheet: Student and Youth Exchange Programs Between the United States and France Fact sheet: U.S.-France Cooperation on Science and Technology Fact sheet: National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking & Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory Released February 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F. "Jay" Carney Transcript of a teleconference background briefing by senior administration officials on the release of the "Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity" by the National Institute of Standards and Technology Statement by the Press Secretary: Launch of the Cybersecurity Framework Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2860 and S. 1901 Text: Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Fact sheet: Opportunity for All: Rewarding Hard Work Released February 13 Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco's meeting with Minister of Interior Prince Muhammad bin Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia Text: U.S. Drought Monitor: California 5 Fact sheet: President Obama Leading Administration-wide Drought Response (embargoed until February 14) Released February 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary James F.
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