http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2011/06/164822.htm
SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
9:15 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with the Assistant Secretaries of the Regional Bureaus, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:15 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzberg, at the Department of State.
(JOINT PRESS AVAILABILITY FOLLOWING BILATERAL MEETING AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 A.M.)
11:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
1:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
2:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:35 p.m. Secretary Clinton announces a public-private partnership with the M∙A∙C AIDS Fund to expand critical medical and emergency support services for survivors of rape and sexual assault in South Africa, at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton holds a Swearing-In Ceremony for Suzan Johnson Cook, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
7:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton receives the 2011 George C. Marshall Foundation Award at a dinner, at the National Building Museum.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
DEPUTY SECRETARY JAMES STEINBERG
Deputy Secretary Steinberg is on foreign travel to Hong Kong and Singapore through June 5. Click here for more information.
DEPUTY SECRETARY THOMAS NIDES
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Ambassador to Iraq Jim Jeffrey and Iraq Transition Coordinator Pat Haslach, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Nides attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
4:45 p.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Afghanistan Education Minister Farooq Wardak, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH
10:30 a.m. Administrator Shah attends a meeting at the White House.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:30 a.m. Administrator Shah attends a meeting at the White House.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:45 p.m. Administrator Shah meets with Representative Kay Granger and Representative Nita Lowey, on Capitol Hill.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
US FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ROBERT HORMATS
10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with George Kirkland of Chevron, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends the 2011 George C. Marshall Foundation Awards Dinner in honor of Secretary Clinton, at the National Building Museum.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
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US FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS JUDITH MCHALE
9:30 a.m. Under Secretary McHale attends the Broadcasting Board of Governors Meeting, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary McHale attends Secretary Clinton’s meeting with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary McHale meets with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:00 p.m. Under Secretary McHale meets with Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
6:30 p.m. Under Secretary McHale attends the 2011 George C. Marshall Foundation Awards Dinner in honor of Secretary Clinton, at the National Building Museum.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
US FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS MARIA OTERO
9:15 a.m. Under Secretary Otero joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting with the Assistant Secretaries of the Regional Bureaus, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS
Counselor Mills is on foreign travel in Haiti. On Thursday, Counselor Mills meets with private sector stakeholders and Haitian government officials.
AS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake briefs Congressional staff in preparation for Congressman Dreier’s upcoming Congressional Delegation to Kyrgyzstan, at the Longworth House Office Building.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AS FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Representative Frederica Wilson, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AS FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield meets with Peruvian Ambassador Luis M. Valdivieso, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield meets with Ambassador Ryan Crocker, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AS FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JEFFREY FELTMAN
10:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Feltman meets with Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs Helga Schmid of the European External Action Service, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AS FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends the 2011 George C. Marshall Foundation Awards Dinner in honor of Secretary Clinton, at the National Building Museum.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
AS FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON
10:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon joins Secretary Clinton’s bilateral meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzberg, at the Department of State.
(JOINT PRESS AVAILABILITY FOLLOWING BILATERAL MEETING
AS for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Rose Gottemoeller
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Bulgarian Ambassador Elena Poptodorova, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS DAWN MCCALL
Coordinator McCall holds meetings in New York City through June 3 with leading social media researchers and industry leaders in youth-focused content. The discussions will touch upon the latest developments in digital engagement, gaming for change, and crowd-sourcing.
AS FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO
Assistant Secretary Shapiro is on foreign travel to Colombia and Brazil through June 3.
AS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Stock meets with Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Director of the UN Foundation’s Girl Up campaign, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
Ambassador Benjamin co-chairs a meeting of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group with Israel Brigadier General Nitzan Nuriel, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
11:00 a.m. Ambassador Goosby delivers keynote remarks at the CABA luncheon co-hosted by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and PEPFAR, in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS
Special Representative Lewis is on foreign travel in China through June 3 to meet with national and provincial officials.
SPECIAL ENVOY TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM HANNAH ROSENTHAL
6:30 p.m. Special Envoy Rosenthal addresses the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual New York dinner, at the Mandarin Oriental New York Hotel.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE
1:00 p.m. Daily Press Briefing.
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*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
2 June 2011, Thur, Pres and Vp Schedule
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/complete
10:10 am The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
12:00 pm The President meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press
2:30 pm The President meets with the House Democratic Caucus
East Room
Closed Press
7:20 pm The President delivers remarks at the Pritzker Architecture Prize Event; THE FIRST LADY also attends
Andrew Mellon Auditorium
Pooled Press
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/vice-president
No public schedule
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*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
10:10 am The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
12:00 pm The President meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press
2:30 pm The President meets with the House Democratic Caucus
East Room
Closed Press
7:20 pm The President delivers remarks at the Pritzker Architecture Prize Event; THE FIRST LADY also attends
Andrew Mellon Auditorium
Pooled Press
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/vice-president
No public schedule
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*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Also from the DailyMail: Obama sends out 'civil rights investigators' to make sure city cops behave
Obama sends out 'civil rights investigators' to make sure city cops behave
[Shouldn't these investigators take a look at how politicians behave instead???]
President Obama has launched a major crackdown on big city police departments to make sure officers are behaving themselves on the ground.
In a major shift in policy since the Bush era, 'civil rights investigators' are being sent out by Obama's Justice Department to large urban police departments to investigate claims of racial bias, sexual discrimination and complaints of officers being too heavy handed.
The move has been welcomed by civil rights campaigners but critics say it is a wholly 'unnecessary' interference which will tighten bureaucracy and make it harder for officers to do their job.
The department has announced investigations into civil rights abuses in Newark, N.J. and Seattle over the past year and a preliminary investigation has been launched into the Denver Police Department.
These follow the already high-profile effort by the Justice Department to reform police in New Orleans, after the prosecution of several officers who were involved in killing innocent residents in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
Cracking down: Obama's Justice Department will send out agents to investigate civil rights abuses at big urban police departments
In one case last year in Seattle, an officer was caught on camera stamping on the head of an innocent Hispanic man, who was suspected of robbery at the time, while shouting: 'I'm going to beat the f****** Mexican p**s out of you, homey.'
In another case in Newark, two officers allegedly threatened to throw a juvenile over a bridge when he refused to confess to a crime, then beat and urinated on him.
The investigations, referred to as 'pattern and practice', stem from a law passed in 1994 by Congress after Rodney King was beaten by white officers in Los Angeles, while they shouted racial slurs at him.
The law gives the Justice Department authority to sue police departments if it decides rights abuses have occurred.
Civil rights campaigners welcomed the move, saying it was about time proper investigations were launched into perceived Bush-era abuses such as prosecution of whistle-blowers and torture.
'Under the Bush administration, the Justice Department disappeared here in terms of federal civil rights enforcement. You could see the shift to counter-terrorism at the ground level after September 11,'
WHAT PROMPTED THE CRACKDOWN
Civil rights investigators can sue police departments if officers harass any racial or sexual minorities, make false arrests, or are deemed to have used excessive force.
In Seattle, a police officer was caught on camera last year stamping on an innocent Latino man's head after yelling that he would beat the 'Mexican p**s' out of him.
In Newark, two officers allegedly threatened to throw a juvenile off a bridge for refusing to confess to a crime and then urinated on him .
In New Orleans, several police officers have been prosecuted for killing innocent civilians in the chaotic days after Katrina.
In Denver, an African American college student accused three police officers of savagely beating him while shouting racial slurs during a January 2009 traffic stop.
Mary Howell, a New Orleans civil rights attorney, told Salon. 'Now they're back doing criminal prosecutions of police and the civil rights investigation, which is huge.'
Critics, however, say the measures distort facts, making it seem as if these abuses of power happen more often than is, in fact, the case.
They say thoroughly investigating police officers will waste time better spent on the streets protecting citizens.
In September, Newark Mayor Cory Booker dismissed a report on civil rights abuses saying it 'cast unnecessary aspersions on the police department through the distortion of facts.'
A police officer on the blog Duke's Blotter wrote: 'Not all police officers are perfect and some might even be criminal but it does not mean that we need to make the whole profession look criminal.
'We all understand the "one bad apple" argument but more time should be spent on showing it is just one bad apple than on making the entire barrel look bad.'
Under the Bush administration, 22 'pattern and practice' investigations were launched, while so far eight have been opened under Obama.
The Bush-era investigations were, however, much smaller scale than the current crackdown on large urban police departments.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392847/Obama-cracks-police--sending-civil-rights-investigators-make-sure-cops-behave-ground.html#ixzz1O5SS6mbO
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392847/Obama-cracks-police--sending-civil-rights-investigators-make-sure-cops-behave-ground.html#ixzz1O5S8OFRf_______
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*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
[Shouldn't these investigators take a look at how politicians behave instead???]
President Obama has launched a major crackdown on big city police departments to make sure officers are behaving themselves on the ground.
In a major shift in policy since the Bush era, 'civil rights investigators' are being sent out by Obama's Justice Department to large urban police departments to investigate claims of racial bias, sexual discrimination and complaints of officers being too heavy handed.
The move has been welcomed by civil rights campaigners but critics say it is a wholly 'unnecessary' interference which will tighten bureaucracy and make it harder for officers to do their job.
The department has announced investigations into civil rights abuses in Newark, N.J. and Seattle over the past year and a preliminary investigation has been launched into the Denver Police Department.
These follow the already high-profile effort by the Justice Department to reform police in New Orleans, after the prosecution of several officers who were involved in killing innocent residents in the days after Hurricane Katrina.
Cracking down: Obama's Justice Department will send out agents to investigate civil rights abuses at big urban police departments
In one case last year in Seattle, an officer was caught on camera stamping on the head of an innocent Hispanic man, who was suspected of robbery at the time, while shouting: 'I'm going to beat the f****** Mexican p**s out of you, homey.'
In another case in Newark, two officers allegedly threatened to throw a juvenile over a bridge when he refused to confess to a crime, then beat and urinated on him.
The investigations, referred to as 'pattern and practice', stem from a law passed in 1994 by Congress after Rodney King was beaten by white officers in Los Angeles, while they shouted racial slurs at him.
The law gives the Justice Department authority to sue police departments if it decides rights abuses have occurred.
Civil rights campaigners welcomed the move, saying it was about time proper investigations were launched into perceived Bush-era abuses such as prosecution of whistle-blowers and torture.
'Under the Bush administration, the Justice Department disappeared here in terms of federal civil rights enforcement. You could see the shift to counter-terrorism at the ground level after September 11,'
WHAT PROMPTED THE CRACKDOWN
Civil rights investigators can sue police departments if officers harass any racial or sexual minorities, make false arrests, or are deemed to have used excessive force.
In Seattle, a police officer was caught on camera last year stamping on an innocent Latino man's head after yelling that he would beat the 'Mexican p**s' out of him.
In Newark, two officers allegedly threatened to throw a juvenile off a bridge for refusing to confess to a crime and then urinated on him .
In New Orleans, several police officers have been prosecuted for killing innocent civilians in the chaotic days after Katrina.
In Denver, an African American college student accused three police officers of savagely beating him while shouting racial slurs during a January 2009 traffic stop.
Mary Howell, a New Orleans civil rights attorney, told Salon. 'Now they're back doing criminal prosecutions of police and the civil rights investigation, which is huge.'
Critics, however, say the measures distort facts, making it seem as if these abuses of power happen more often than is, in fact, the case.
They say thoroughly investigating police officers will waste time better spent on the streets protecting citizens.
In September, Newark Mayor Cory Booker dismissed a report on civil rights abuses saying it 'cast unnecessary aspersions on the police department through the distortion of facts.'
A police officer on the blog Duke's Blotter wrote: 'Not all police officers are perfect and some might even be criminal but it does not mean that we need to make the whole profession look criminal.
'We all understand the "one bad apple" argument but more time should be spent on showing it is just one bad apple than on making the entire barrel look bad.'
Under the Bush administration, 22 'pattern and practice' investigations were launched, while so far eight have been opened under Obama.
The Bush-era investigations were, however, much smaller scale than the current crackdown on large urban police departments.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392847/Obama-cracks-police--sending-civil-rights-investigators-make-sure-cops-behave-ground.html#ixzz1O5SS6mbO
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392847/Obama-cracks-police--sending-civil-rights-investigators-make-sure-cops-behave-ground.html#ixzz1O5S8OFRf_______
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*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
Read Brit Papers to Learn What's Going on in the US
I haven't seen this anywhere in a US paper...
Why are armored limousines needed in the US for anyone except the President? This isn't the Middle East!
DailyMailOnline: Lim-obscene: Number of luxury cars used by the Government soars thanks to Hillary Clinton and her 'distinguished foreign visitors'.
The number of limousines owned by the Government has risen dramatically under the Obama administration, with most bought by Hillary Clinton, it has emerged.
In a show of excess during a time of economic austerity, the number of the luxury cars owned by the U.S. Government increased by a huge 73 per cent in the first two years of Obama's presidency.
The marked increase in purchases of limousines, which are usually associated with movie stars and bachelorette parties, was immediately blamed on Hillary Clinton's State Department, which laid out for the majority of the haul.
With each Cadillac DTS costing the taxpayer more than $60,000, the fleet is likely to have come at a cost of more than $10million.
Officials said the cars, many of which are armoured, are needed to protect diplomats in an increasingly dangerous world.
Critics, on the other hand, said the extravagant purchases were hypocritical at a time of a budget crisis.
The figures, obtained by iWatch News, emerged just a week after the President gave an executive order charging agencies with increasing the fuel efficiency of their fleets.
The number of limos owned by Uncle Sam almost doubled from 238 in 2008, George W. Bush's last year in office, to 412 in 2010, according to General Services Administration.
111 of the 174 which were added came in 2009, immediately after Obama took over the White House.
Hillary Clinton's State Department has been the most extravagant and now alone owns 259 limos.
194 of these have been bought in the past three to four years, with 98 of them defined as 'law enforcement', meaning they come equipped with sirens, lights and high performance drivetrains for undercover surveillance operations.
THE HUGE FEDERAL FLEETThe Government owned 238 limos in 2008, George W. Bush's last year in office
That figure rose to 412 by 2010 under Obama
111 of the 174 which were added came in the 2009 financial year
Hillary Clinton's State Department owns a huge 259 limos
98 of these are 'law enforcement' vehicles, meaning they are equipped to run undercover operations
Most of the limos used are Cadillac DTSs, which can cost more than $60,000
The department, however, said it primarily uses its massive fleet for Mrs Clinton and her 'distinguished foreign visitors'.
In a statement, it said the number of cars bought had increased 'both in proportion to the increased threat to diplomats serving overseas and is in proportion to the increase number of diplomats we have serving in high threat environments.'
Most of the limos used by Mrs Clinton's department are Cadillac DTSs, which can cost the taxpayer more than $60,000.
It has also purchases some right-hand drive 7-Series BMWs for ambassadors in foreign countries where they drive on the other side of the road.
Leslie Paige, spokeswoman for Citizens Against Government Waste, told iWatch News the new federal limos were 'one more reason why there is so much cynicism in the public about what goes on in Washington.'
She also dismissed the suggestion that they had been bought for security reasons, saying the threat of terrorism had become an easy justification for increased federal spending.
Other departments were not so lucky, losing its number of limos under the Obama administration.
The Department of Homeland Security, which had the second largest number of limos at 118 in 2010, has lost four limos since 2008.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, which had 21 limousines in 2008 under George W. Bush, now has just one and the Government Printing Office lost all of its six limos between 2009 and 2010.
A spokeswoman for the GSA attempted to argue their figures might not be accurate.
Sara Merriam said: 'The categories in the Fleet Report are overly broad, and the term "limousine" is not defined.
'Vehicles represented as limousines can range from protective duty vehicles to sedans,' she added.
The figures have emerged at a time when the Government is supposedly raising its green profile by cutting back on its fleet of vehicles.
President Obama issued a memorandum last Tuesday requiring agencies to buy only cars that use alternative fuels by 2015.
Executive fleets were also instructed to also use just medium and small cars in the future, with the exception of law enforcement and security cars, which make up the majority of the federal fleet.
The federal government spent $1.9billion on new vehicles in the 2009 financial year, with its 60,000 vehicles using a huge 963,000 gallons of fuel a day.
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My Schedule of Regular Posts
*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
Why are armored limousines needed in the US for anyone except the President? This isn't the Middle East!
DailyMailOnline: Lim-obscene: Number of luxury cars used by the Government soars thanks to Hillary Clinton and her 'distinguished foreign visitors'.
The number of limousines owned by the Government has risen dramatically under the Obama administration, with most bought by Hillary Clinton, it has emerged.
In a show of excess during a time of economic austerity, the number of the luxury cars owned by the U.S. Government increased by a huge 73 per cent in the first two years of Obama's presidency.
The marked increase in purchases of limousines, which are usually associated with movie stars and bachelorette parties, was immediately blamed on Hillary Clinton's State Department, which laid out for the majority of the haul.
With each Cadillac DTS costing the taxpayer more than $60,000, the fleet is likely to have come at a cost of more than $10million.
Officials said the cars, many of which are armoured, are needed to protect diplomats in an increasingly dangerous world.
Critics, on the other hand, said the extravagant purchases were hypocritical at a time of a budget crisis.
The figures, obtained by iWatch News, emerged just a week after the President gave an executive order charging agencies with increasing the fuel efficiency of their fleets.
The number of limos owned by Uncle Sam almost doubled from 238 in 2008, George W. Bush's last year in office, to 412 in 2010, according to General Services Administration.
111 of the 174 which were added came in 2009, immediately after Obama took over the White House.
Hillary Clinton's State Department has been the most extravagant and now alone owns 259 limos.
194 of these have been bought in the past three to four years, with 98 of them defined as 'law enforcement', meaning they come equipped with sirens, lights and high performance drivetrains for undercover surveillance operations.
THE HUGE FEDERAL FLEETThe Government owned 238 limos in 2008, George W. Bush's last year in office
That figure rose to 412 by 2010 under Obama
111 of the 174 which were added came in the 2009 financial year
Hillary Clinton's State Department owns a huge 259 limos
98 of these are 'law enforcement' vehicles, meaning they are equipped to run undercover operations
Most of the limos used are Cadillac DTSs, which can cost more than $60,000
The department, however, said it primarily uses its massive fleet for Mrs Clinton and her 'distinguished foreign visitors'.
In a statement, it said the number of cars bought had increased 'both in proportion to the increased threat to diplomats serving overseas and is in proportion to the increase number of diplomats we have serving in high threat environments.'
Most of the limos used by Mrs Clinton's department are Cadillac DTSs, which can cost the taxpayer more than $60,000.
It has also purchases some right-hand drive 7-Series BMWs for ambassadors in foreign countries where they drive on the other side of the road.
Leslie Paige, spokeswoman for Citizens Against Government Waste, told iWatch News the new federal limos were 'one more reason why there is so much cynicism in the public about what goes on in Washington.'
She also dismissed the suggestion that they had been bought for security reasons, saying the threat of terrorism had become an easy justification for increased federal spending.
Other departments were not so lucky, losing its number of limos under the Obama administration.
The Department of Homeland Security, which had the second largest number of limos at 118 in 2010, has lost four limos since 2008.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, which had 21 limousines in 2008 under George W. Bush, now has just one and the Government Printing Office lost all of its six limos between 2009 and 2010.
A spokeswoman for the GSA attempted to argue their figures might not be accurate.
Sara Merriam said: 'The categories in the Fleet Report are overly broad, and the term "limousine" is not defined.
'Vehicles represented as limousines can range from protective duty vehicles to sedans,' she added.
The figures have emerged at a time when the Government is supposedly raising its green profile by cutting back on its fleet of vehicles.
President Obama issued a memorandum last Tuesday requiring agencies to buy only cars that use alternative fuels by 2015.
Executive fleets were also instructed to also use just medium and small cars in the future, with the exception of law enforcement and security cars, which make up the majority of the federal fleet.
The federal government spent $1.9billion on new vehicles in the 2009 financial year, with its 60,000 vehicles using a huge 963,000 gallons of fuel a day.
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My Schedule of Regular Posts
*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
No Rush today, Wednesday
Mark Steyn is going to be filling in for Rush today in the Attila the Hun chair. Rush back tomorrow.
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*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
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*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
1 June, 2011, Wed, Sos Clinton and Staff Schedule
The June 1 schedule for Secretary of State Clinton has not been updated as of 11.23 am mountain time.
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*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
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1 June 2011, Wed, Pres and VP Schedules
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/complete
10:00 am The President meets with the House Republican Conference
East Room
Closed Press
11:30 am The President receives the annual briefing on the forecast for the 2011 hurricane season
Situation Room
Closed Press
2:15 pm The President meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press
4:00 pm The President meets with Secretary of State Clinton
Oval Office
Closed Press
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/vice-president
No public schedule.
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My Schedule of Regular Posts:
*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
10:00 am The President meets with the House Republican Conference
East Room
Closed Press
11:30 am The President receives the annual briefing on the forecast for the 2011 hurricane season
Situation Room
Closed Press
2:15 pm The President meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press
4:00 pm The President meets with Secretary of State Clinton
Oval Office
Closed Press
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/vice-president
No public schedule.
___________________
My Schedule of Regular Posts:
*Monday through Friday morning - schedules of President, VP and Secretary of State and her diplomats
*Monday through Friday afternoon - List of topics Limbaugh discussed on his program that day
*Monday through Friday throughout the day - My posts on anything that I feel like talking about. At least one or two a day, sometimes more.
*Saturday through Sunday morning - An addition to my booklist of political books - covering Democrats, Republicans and other interested parties.
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