West Wing Week: "6 Principals"

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Thanks for checking out the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, walk step by step with the President as he speaks about the economy in Las Vegas, celebrates 100 years of the Boy Scouts of America, meets with President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic, visits with the 2010 Principal of the Year award winners, announces the new Director of the Office of Management and Budget and much more.

Find more video, photos, and information on the events featured in this episode below:

Friday, July 9, 2010

• The President speaks about the state of the nation's economy

Monday, July 12, 2010

• The President meets with President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

• The President announces Jack Lew as the new director of OMB

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

• The President meets with President Bill Clinton and business leaders in the Roosevelt Room

Thursday, July 15, 2010

• The President speaks about clean energy

President Obama & President Fernandez Meet on Trade, Drug-Trafficking, and Haiti

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This afternoon President Obama held a bilateral meeting with President Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic, touching on a broad range of issues from the political crisis in Honduras, to trade, to continued efforts to crack down on drug trafficking between our two countries.

Both Presidents closed their remarks afterwards with words of appreciation for each others’ friendship, but President Obama opened his remarks on a heart-breaking topic:

One of the first messages I wanted to deliver was my appreciation for the role that the Dominican Republic played in helping the international community respond to the crisis in Haiti after the devastating earthquake there. And I think that the Dominican Republic’s role, President Fernandez’s role in particular, in helping to facilitate a rapid response was extraordinarily important. It saved lives and it continues as we look at how we can reconstruct and rebuild in Haiti in a way that is good not only for the people of Haiti but also good for the region as a whole.

As the six-month anniversary of the tragedy approaches, it’s not too late to help again, or for the first time.