Liz Cheney asks Obama to skip Nobel Prize award ceremonyOctober 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Liz Cheney, the daughter former US Vice President Dick Cheney, has said that Nobel Peace Prize winner President Barack Obama should skip the award ceremony and instead send a mother of a fallen American soldier to show the importance of peace efforts. On October 9, the Norwegian Nobel Committee had announced that Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".
Obama to join Diwali celebrations at White HouseOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will personally join members of the Asian American community to celebrate Diwali, 'the festival of lights', at the White House next week. "At the East Room ceremony, the president will observe Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, a holiday celebrated across faiths on Oct 14," the White House announced Friday.
Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize as a call to actionOctober 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A "surprised and deeply humbled" President Barack Obama said Friday he would accept the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize "as a call to action". "I am both surprised and deeply humbled" by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, a beaming Obama said in brief remarks in the White House Rose Garden.
White House says Obama to donate entire $1.4 million Nobel cash award to charityOctober 9th, 2009 Obama to give $1.4 million Nobel prize to charityWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will donate the $1.4 million cash award that comes with the Nobel Peace Prize to charity. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says it's likely that more than one charity will share the windfall.
White House says decision to delay meeting between Obama, Dalai Lama mutualOctober 6th, 2009 White House: Delay of Dalai Lama meeting mutualWASHINGTON — The White House says the decision to delay a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama was mutual. The Tibetan spiritual leader is in Washington to receive an award, but won't meet with the president.
Eleven scientists to get Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardSeptember 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Charusita Chakravarti of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Santosh G. Honavar of L.V.
Obama to award first Medal of Honor to Mass. soldier who sacrificed life to save comradeSeptember 15th, 2009 Obama to give Mass. soldier Medal of HonorWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is giving his first Medal of Honor to a soldier who sacrificed his life saving a comrade in Afghanistan.
White House stands by decision to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ireland's RobinsonAugust 4th, 2009 White House stands by decision to honor RobinsonWASHINGTON — The White House is standing by its decision to award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Irish President Mary Robinson. Some Jewish groups say Ireland's first female president is biased against Israel.
Indian American actor Kal Penn keen to start 'serious' work at the White HouseJuly 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Indian American actor-turned White House associate director of public engagement, Kalpen Modi, has said that he spent the first day in political office getting started on some "serious" work. Under sharp questioning about his routine, comedian Modi revealed: "I brushed my teeth, I did floss, used mouthwash.
Obama's American Indian adviser has no plans for running for officeJuly 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama's American Indian adviser on public engagement and comedian, Kal 'Penn' Modi, has said that he has no plans for taking on a full time career in politics any time soon. The New York Daily News quoted Penn, who is the associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, a gig he landed after working his way up through Obama's campaign operation, as saying: "I have no plans to run for office anytime soon", before rushing off to his first big White House meeting.
Obama appoints American Indian adviser after promising tribes more representationJune 15th, 2009 Obama appoints American Indian adviserWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will have an American Indian adviser in the White House to counsel him on tribal issues, a new post he promised while campaigning on Indian reservations last year. Obama on Monday appointed Kimberly Teehee as a senior policy adviser for Native American affairs, saying she will provide "a direct interface at the highest level" of his administration and will ensure a voice for American Indians as policy decisions are made.
Indian American Penn says White House shift not the end of his acting careerApril 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Indian American actor Kal Penn has insisted that his move to the White House isn't the end of his acting career. He said that he is just taking a break to concentrate on public service.
Indian American actor Penn gets a job in the White HouseApril 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - New Jersey-born actor Kal Penn, who played a stoner Guantanamo Bay escapee in the movies and a doctor on TV's "House," has been appointed an associate director in the White House Office of Public Liaison, administration officials confirmed Tuesday. The Indian-American film star will be an emissary to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, along with arts and entertainment groups.
Obama's Indian American chief information officer Kundra reinstatedMarch 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's Indian American chief information officer Vivek Kundra, who was on leave because of an FBI investigation, has been reinstated. White House officials confirmed to The New York Times that Kundra was reinstated on Tuesday.
Indian American named to key White House positionFebruary 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has named Indian American lawyer Nicholas Rathod as one of three Deputy Associate Directors of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, a key staff position. 'I am confident that Jodi, Michael and Nick will be valuable members of our team,' Obama said making the announcement Friday naming Rathod, Jodi Archambault Gillette and Michael Blake.
WASHINGTON - Sanjay Kumar, an Indian American researcher at California University, Berkeley is among 100 beginning researchers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
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