Firday March 27th will go down as the day that the war in Afghanistan became Obama's war. The President announced his new policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. In his speech President Obama restated the reasons for our continued presence in in Afghanistan. He stated that we would work to defeat Al Queda. He also announced new aid to Pakistan. Transcript
The President then delevier remarks at Attorney Generals Holder's installation. Remarks
Following receiving his daily Presidential Daily Briefing the President met with CEO of major banks and other financial institutions from througout the United States. The meeting was called productive by both groups.. The following are the CEO that attended:
- Ken Chenault, American Express
- John Koskinen, Freddie Mac
- Ronald Logue, State Street
- Robert Kelly, BONY-Mellon
- Rick Waddell, Northern Trust
- James Rohr, PNC
- Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman
- John Mack, Morgan Stanley
- Vikram Pandit, Citi
- John Stumpf, Wells Fargo
- Cam Fine, Independent Community Bankers
- Edward Yingling, ABA
- Richard Davis, US Bank
- Ken Lewis, Bank of America
At the end of the day the President headed for Camp David for the weekend.