President Barack Obama is sending the following people to serve as the Presidential Delegation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to attend the Funeral of Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Leading the Presidential Deligation will be The Honorable George Shultz, former Secretary of State, and The Honorable James A. Baker, III, former […]
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Presidential Delegation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Attend the Funeral of Baroness Margaret Thatcher
7 Hostages, 11 Kidnappers Reportedly Killed in Algeria
Compliments of: The Washington Post Algerian forces launched a final assault on Saturday against Islamist militants holding foreign hostages at a desert energy complex, resulting in the deaths of 11 kidnappers and their 7 captives, according to Algerian and French news reports. Reports of the raid –- which unfolded despite calls for restraint from foreign […]
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Michael Peter Huerta, Brett H. McGurk, James C. Miller, III, Michele Jeanne Sison
Lawrence Engleburger Dies
SECRETARY of STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON’s Comments on the Passing of Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger
Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger was a strong voice and stalwart champion for America’s values. His passing is America’s loss.
Larry spent a lifetime defending America’s interests wherever he was needed, first in the Army, and later as an officer in the Foreign Service.
The End of a World War I Era – Corporal Buckles Laid To Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

Photo credit: DoD photographer Donna Mills
With American flags flying at Half-Staff throughout the world to pay tribute to our last World War I Veteran, hundreds of people patiently filed passed the flag draped casket of World War I Veteran Army Corporal Frank Woodruff Buckles today. Among them were President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.