Posts Tagged ‘meets’
President Obama’s Schedule – Tuesday May 29, 2012
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. In the afternoon, the President will meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the afternoon, the President will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medal of Freedom is our Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private [...]
Muslim Brotherhood meets with White House
The devil you know, is better than the devil you don't know Members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood met with U.S. officials including White House staffers, the administration confirmed Tuesday. "Following Egypt's revolution, we have broadened our engagement to include new and emerging political parties and actors," White House spokesman Tommy Vietor told POLITICO. "The meeting Tuesday with working-level NSS officials is just one in a series of meetings between US officials, members of Congress, and representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood." The Islamist group, long banned in Egypt by successive autocratic governments, has emerged as a powerful political force in post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt -- but is also seen as a threat to secularism in the devoutly Muslim country. The group's [...]
