Katharine G. Abraham , of Iowa, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers Bio
David S. Cohen , of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes Bio
Heather A. Higginbottom , of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Bio
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States Bio Source
The President sent this message to the United States Senate:
"I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to their ratification, the Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on October 2, 1996, signed on September 23, 2009, at Washington, as corrected by an exchange of notes effected November 16, 2010 (the "proposed Protocol") and a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on September 23, 2009 (the "related Agreement"). I also transmit for the information of the Senate the report of the Department of State, which includes an Overview of the proposed Protocol and related Agreement.
The proposed Protocol and related Agreement provide for more robust exchange of information between tax authorities in the two countries to facilitate the administration of each country's tax laws. They generally follow the current U.S. Model Income Tax Convention and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development standards for exchange of tax information. The proposed Protocol and related Agreement also provide for mandatory arbitration of certain cases that the competent authorities of each country have been unable to resolve after a reasonable period of time.
I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the proposed Protocol and related Agreement and give its advice and consent to their ratification." Source
In a message to the United States Congress, the President announced his decision that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13396 of February 7, 2006, with respect to the situation in or in relation to CÃ ´te d'Ivoire would continue in effect beyond February 7, 2011, declaring, "As demonstrated by recent events surrounding the presidential election in CÃ ´te d'Ivoire, the situation in or in relation to CÃ ´te d'Ivoire continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States." Source Text of Notice
National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon welcomed a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States to the White House to discuss the ongoing crisis in Cote d'Ivoire. The ECOWAS Delegation was led by President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, accompanied by Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Odein H. Ajumogobia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, and Abdel-Fatau M. Musah, the Director for External Relations of the ECOWAS Commission, as well as the Ambassadors from Nigeria and Sierra Leone, and two ministers from Sierra Leone. Source
Day703/Jan27th/Thursday: The President and senior officials from around the Administration participated in a live YouTube session in which they answered citizen submitted questions about the President's State of the Union Address and the President's vision to win the future. Video #1 Video #2 Video #3 Video #4 Video #5-The President
In a released statement, the President expressed his sadness over the murder of gay activist David Kato in Uganda, declaring, " LGBT rights are not special rights; they are human rights ."
United States Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the end of the GeorgeW. Bush era system of color-coded terror alerts and that a new system would be implemented built on a "clear and simple premise": when a threat developed that could impact the public , DHS would provide whatever information required to aid citizens to protect themselves, their families and communities. Source
Day704/Jan28th/Friday: The President addressed Families USA's 16th Annual Health Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Transcript Video
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