Obamas pretty good last year, income, earn a total of five million U.S. dollars
The White House issued a statement on the 15th, the President announced his wife’s 2009 income and tax situation. With two autobiographical continued hot, the Obamas income of more than 5 million U.S. dollars last year, doubled over in 2008.
Barack Obama’s presidential salary of about 400,000 U.S. dollars, in addition to 50,000 U.S. dollars of tax-free allowance. The White House statement said that most of the first family income last year from the Obama autobiography “My father’s dream” and “Audacity of Hope,” the sales proceeds, which also does not include access to 1.4 million Nobel Prize Obama. Obama has the Nobel Prize were donated to charity.
April 15 is the U.S. tax filing deadline, the day U.S. citizens must submit tax returns before the tax authorities. White House statement said, according to income levels in 2009, the Obamas paid federal income tax to nearly 180 million. In 2008, the Obamas tax 855 thousand U.S. dollars, the first family’s total income of 266 million.
In addition to the Nobel Prize for charity than the Obamas in 2009 to more than 40 charitable organizations also donated 330,000 U.S. dollars.
Compared with the presidential couple, there is no “extra money” Vice President Biden recorded a large portion of income differences. Data provided by the White House, Biden married couples in 2009 333 thousand U.S. dollars of total revenue. Two paid 70 thousand U.S. dollars of income tax, donated to charity 4820 U.S. dollars.
Hu Jintao instructed: Organization of Chinese leaders to visit overseas Chinese students no longer shuttle
April 12, Chinese President Hu Jintao Leaves Beijing for the United States, began the first visit this year’s trip.
Local time at 11 o’clock on the 12th, President Hu Jintao’s special plane arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington. Apron, the U.S. officials and Chinese Ambassador to the other to greet him. 11:03 President Hu Jintao walked down the ramp, with the U.S. and other officials and Chinese Ambassador shook hands, then left the airport by car, the whole process lasted only 5 minutes.
It was noted that different from the past is that this airport does not appear welcome team and welcome banners. This is the Chinese leaders new measures to reform protocol.
Interview with Xinhua, Vice Foreign Minister’s entourage Cui. He told reporters, according to instructions by President Hu Jintao, the central agreement protocol for the visit to further promote the reform, the future Chinese leaders, the organization will be simplified embassies shuttle activities related arrangements. President Hu Jintao’s visit to the first introduction of the new protocol arrangements, arrival and departure of the countries visited, it will not organize the local overseas Chinese, students went to the airport shuttle. Cui said these years, every visit to our leaders, vast numbers of overseas Chinese, students studying in China will warmly welcome and send off to express their love of the motherland. However, it is very hard to run around between. President Hu Jintao and other central leaders fully understand that the hard work of overseas compatriots, decided to simplify the arrangements for visiting foreign shuttle reform. This is the central protocol consistently advocated the continuation of reform, fully embodies the concept of people-oriented and pragmatic style.
Since the reform and opening up, according to international practice and domestic reality, our protocol work a series of important reforms: autumn 1978, for the foreign guests at the ceremony site visit from the airport to the Great Hall of the east plaza of the change, no organization people lined the streets; of the last century 80′s, the Chinese leaders not to hold a general appreciation of return banquet or reception; 1991, Chinese leaders of the left, back to Beijing to send welcome ceremony held at the Great Hall from the airport to change; 2003 In the beginning, Chinese leaders to leave, back to Beijing not to send welcome ceremony was held. These reforms are at home and abroad alike.
Consular Department of the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. diplomat said that President Hu Jintao to the United States to attend the nuclear safety summit was announced, many overseas Chinese are to telephone the hope that the airport shuttle. Shuttle arrangement that simplified, we can not go to the airport for the shuttle, while regrettable, state leaders have thoughtful, pragmatic, heartfelt admiration.
Federation of Chinese Associations in the United States Executive Chairman, the United States Foundation Chairman Huang Keqiang emotionally Lin told reporters: “Every time the national leaders to visit, the overseas Chinese have a warm welcome at the activities, which is the Chinese people and Health club to a patriotic feeling. The President Hu to the United States, directed to streamline the activities of the shuttle, it is our understanding, let us feel very warm heart. “
American Association of greater Washington, president of Beijing, said Wang Jie, living abroad, to see the most exciting folks in the motherland. The past, national leaders during the visit will be self-organized overseas Chinese to the shuttle. “President Hu and look for our sake, simplify the shuttle arrangements, fully reflects our caring and love.”
Chairman of Chinese Associations in New York, Zhu Li Chong said: “The patriotism of overseas Chinese can be expressed through a variety of ways, each point of our motherland are encouraged by progress and change.”
Lived in Pennsylvania, Ms. Tao Yi, has participated in many national leaders welcomed the activities of the Organization. She said that “the motherland in my heart” is the common aspiration of compatriots abroad, although less than the airport shuttle, but we are still patriotic enthusiasm, will make more efforts to make more contributions to the motherland.
China Education Association of the United States tomorrow, Wang Jun said: “President Hu’s visit to pragmatic and efficient, to minimize the formal aspect of the embodiment of a motherland with the times, pragmatic and open style. I’m proud!”