Tag: Michelle Obama

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 08:17 UTC

  Obama and Trump praise each other and agree on a smooth transition, but tension was evident

  

  After savaging President Barack Obama before and during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump met him in person for the first time on Thursday and said he had “great respect” for him. President Barack Obama called his conversation with President-elect Trump excellent.

• Thursday, November 10th 2016 - 11:40 UTC

  Obama will host Trump at the White House and promises a smooth transition

  

  President Barack Obama will host on Thursday a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House, in their first public step toward a peaceful transition of power after the Republican businessman's surprise election victory. The two men have had almost no one-on-one contact previously. Trump led the “birther” movement that questioned Obama's U.S. citizenship and has pledged to overturn the Democratic president's signature policy achievements after he takes office on Jan. 20

• Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 05:44 UTC

  Michelle Obama christens USS Illinois, 13th Virginia Class submarine

  

  USS Illinois (SSN 786), the 13th submarine of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia Class, was christened Saturday at builder General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Groton shipyard.

• Thursday, May 29th 2014 - 00:35 UTC

  Three Latam presidents among Forbes list of 25 most powerful women

  

  Brazil, Argentina and Chile presidents figure among the list of the 25 most powerful women in the world according to the latest release from Forbes. Dilma Rousseff ranks in fourth place, Cristina Fernandez 19 and Michele Bachelet, 25. Only nine heads of state figure in the 100 names list.

• Thursday, December 13th 2012 - 06:48 UTC

  Argentine president and Michelle Obama take a personal interest in the Marita Veron case

  

  President Cristina Fernandez and First Lady Michelle Obama have expressed a personal interest in the case of forced prostitution of a young woman and acquittal of all suspects, which has shocked Argentina.

• Thursday, September 6th 2012 - 06:00 UTC

  Obama nominated candidate following ex-president Clinton impassionate speech

  

  In a speech to the Democratic Party’s national convention, former President Bill Clinton appealed to millions of hard-pressed Americans to support the President Barack Obama for a second term in the White House.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2012 - 05:57 UTC

  Democrats take turns to bash Romney and his policies at the Charlotte convention

  

  The 5.500 Democrat delegates launched a vigorous defence of President Barack Obama on Tuesday and urged voters to give him another term to fix the economy as they opened their national convention with sharp criticism of Republican hopeful Mitt Romney.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 01:12 UTC

  Merkel, Hillary and Rousseff the three most powerful women, says Forbes

  

  Forbes magazine ranked German Chancellor Angela Merkel the most powerful woman in the world for the second year in a row in the annual list dominated by politicians, businesswomen and media figures. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton placed second, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, making the top three spots unchanged from last year.