Barack Obama

This order is effective at 1:00 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 18, 2011.

That's not the America I believe in.

We have an opposition party, the other side, which has just a fundamentally different vision about where America should go.

I hereby determine that the making of donations...would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338.

All parties must refrain from violence

The order blocks the property and interests in property of persons listed in the Annex to the order.

I hereby order: Section 1. All property and interests in property that are in the United States...are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in.

I want that to happen here in the United States of America.

Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Andrew J. Kleinfeld, retired.

I have delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out the…

We've made enormous progress when it comes to education.

Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or avoids...is prohibited.

The best path forward for Yemen to become a more secure, unified, and prosperous nation

I warned people that this was the beginning, not the end.

The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions...

The future is ours to win. But to get there, we can't just stand still . . . Sustaining the American Dream has never been about standing pat. It has required each generation to sacrifice, and struggle, and meet the demands of a new age…

We cannot keep going from shock to trance on the issue of energy security, rushing to propose action when gas prices rise, then hitting the snooze button when they fall again.

The United States and Jordan have had a longstanding friendship, an extraordinary relationship of cooperation on a wide range of fronts.

I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to this threat and maintain in force the measures taken to deal with that national emergency.

While there is no single solution to addressing the effect of rising gas prices on American families in the short term, the Administration has put forth a long-term plan to cut the Nation's oil imports by one-third by 2025.

The Jewish people have always persevered.

We both agreed that it's critical that not only does political reform proceed, but economic reform accompanies those changes there.

This month is a chance for Americans of every faith to appreciate the contributions of the Jewish people throughout our history, often in the face of unspeakable discrimination and adversity.

The American people feel a great affection for the Jordanian people.

We will continue to partner to try to encourage an equitable and just solution to a problem that has been nagging the region for many, many years.