White House Council for Community Solutions
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The White House Council for Community Solutions was created by executive order of US President Barack Obama
on December 14, 2010. Under the terms of the order, the Council will be dissolved within two years unless its establishment is affirmed by the president at that time.
Its mission as stated in the White House release is to "...support the nationwide "Call To Service" campaign authorized in the Serve America Act
(Public Law 111 13)." Its 30 members will serve two-year appointments.
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
on December 14, 2010. Under the terms of the order, the Council will be dissolved within two years unless its establishment is affirmed by the president at that time.
Its mission as stated in the White House release is to "...support the nationwide "Call To Service" campaign authorized in the Serve America Act
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act or Serve America Act was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on March 9, 2009, by Representative Carolyn McCarthy of New York. Originally titled the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act , the bill reauthorizes and...
(Public Law 111 13)." Its 30 members will serve two-year appointments.