The following is a

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of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. For his time as

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, see the

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; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see

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; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see

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January

Barack Obama second swearing in ceremony 2013-01-21

*January 2 – President Obama signs the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act () and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 () into law. *January 2 – President Obama praises lawmakers after the

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votes to pass a Senate "

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" measure, which included permanence for middle-class

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. *January 3 – The

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convenes with the Republican Party is retaining their majority in the

while the

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is retaining their majority in the Senate. *January 3 – John Boehner is re-elected as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. *January 4 – In a

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, the results for the electoral college are counted. In his role as President of the Senate, Vice President Joe Biden reads the results and declares President Obama as the winner of the 2012 presidential election. *January 11 – President Obama holds a joint press conference in

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, with Afghan President

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to discuss the eventual withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. *January 14 – The President holds the last press conference of his first term. *January 16 – President Obama outlines his gun-control proposals. *January 19 – The President and First Lady take part in the national day of service by volunteering at Burrville Elementary School in Northeast, Washington, D.C. *January 20 – Barack Obama is sworn into his second term as President of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice

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at the White House. *January 21 – The President, Vice President, and other senior government officials participate in ceremonies related to the

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. *January 28 – The President and the Vice President meet with representatives from the Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriffs Association to discuss reducing gun violence. *January 29 – Speaking at Del Sol High School in

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, President Obama addresses the issue of

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February

*February 4 –

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() is signed into law by President Obama. *February 4 – The President holds a roundtable discussion and delivers an address in

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outlining his gun control campaign. *February 6 – President Obama attends the Senate Democratic Issues Conference retreat in Annapolis, Maryland. *February 7 – The President and First Lady attend the annual

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at the

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*February 12 – President Obama delivers his annual

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before a

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. *February 12 – During the State of the Union Address, the President announces a drawdown of 34,000 troops from Afghanistan. *February 15 – Completing a three-city tour, the President addresses students at Chicago's Hyde Park Academy. *February 22 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Japan. *February 25 – President Obama speaks to the

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March

*March 1 – President Obama meets with Congressional Leadership on the

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. *March 1 – The President signs an order initiating the 2013 Sequestration *March 7 – The President signs Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. *March 20 – President Obama arrives in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister

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and holds a press conference. *March 21 – President Obama visits Ramallah in the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

, holds a joint news conference with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and, later in the day, speaks at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. *March 22 – President Obama arrives in

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for extended bilateral meetings with

King Abdullah II Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...

of Jordan. *March 26 – Stanley Cup victors the

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and

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Cup victors the LA Galaxy visit the White House and meet with the President.

April

*April 2 – President Obama holds bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Singapore. *April 3 – The President speaks at the Denver Police Academy promoting measures to control gun violence. *April 11 – President Obama presents his proposed 2014 budget to Congress. *April 11 – The President meets with

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Ban Ki-moon. *April 15 – The President greets NCAA football champions the

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. *April 16 – President Obama and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Zayed of the

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have a working lunch at the White House. *April 18 – President Obama speaks at a prayer service for victims of the

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. *April 23 – The President holds a bilateral meeting with Emir

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of Qatar. Later in the day, The President and First Lady attend the opening of the George W Bush Presidential Library, along with former presidents: George W Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter- along with the former First Ladies *April 26 – The President meets for the second time in a month with Jordan's King Abdullah II.

May

*May 2 – President Obama visits Mexico and meets with President

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to discuss immigration, energy and security. *May 3 – President Obama spends time in Costa Rica with President

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. *May 7 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting and a press conference with President

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of South Korea. *May 8 – President Obama meets with a group of Asian-American and Pacific Islander national leaders. *May 13 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting and a press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom. *May 15 – Senator John McCain has a private strategy meeting with the President. *May 16 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting and working dinner with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey. *May 20 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Burma. *May 23 – President Obama delivers a speech at the

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on the subject of his administrations counter-terrorism policy. *May 24 – The President delivers the commencement address at the

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. *May 31 –

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Secretary General

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meets with the President in the Oval Office.

June

*June 4 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Chile. *June 5 – The President welcomes the Super Bowl champion

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. *June 7 – The President delivers a statement on the

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in San Jose, CA. *June 10 – The President delivers remarks on the Equal Pay Act. *June 11 – The President delivers remarks on Immigration Reform. *June 11 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Peru. *June 13 – President Obama speaks at the

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Pride Month celebration in the East Room. *June 15 - President Obama announces the Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution, prepare the Nation for the impacts of climate change, and lead international efforts to address climate change as a global challenge. *June 17 – The President meets with EU leaders during the G-8 Summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland to discuss the

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. *June 26 – The President outlines his second-term environmental strategy in a speech on climate change. The President and First Lady arrive in

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

where they begin a multi-country trip through

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including

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and

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

July

*July 2 – The President and First Lady conclude their African trip in

. President Obama has bilateral meeting with President Kikwete. *July 9 – The President meets with members of the

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. *July 10 – The President meets with members of the

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. *July 11 – President Obama meets with Senator John McCain and Senator

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to discuss immigration reform. *July 11 – Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang and state councilor

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meet with President Obama to discuss the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. *July 17 – President Obama makes a statement on confirmation of

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as director of the

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. *July 19 – Following the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, President Obama gives a speech in the White House Press Room, in which he addresses the

killing of Trayvon Martin On the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, United States, George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American boy. Zimmerman, a 28-year-old man of mixed race, was the neighborhood watch coordinator for his ...

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, and the state of

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. *July 22 – President Obama honors the 2013

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Men's Basketball champion

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. *July 25 – President Obama holds a bilateral President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam. *July 29 – President Obama honors the

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champion

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. *July 31 – President Obama honors the NCAA

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Huskies Women's basketball

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August

*August 1 – The President meets with bipartisan members of Congress to discuss the

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. and, later in the day, holds a bipartisan meeting with President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi of

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

. *August 7 – President Obama is interviewed by Jay Leno on

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. *August 8 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Greece. *August 9 – The Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 () and the Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act of 2013, amending the National Housing Act to safeguard homeowners, are signed into law by the President. *August 15 – The President remarks on the situation in Egypt. *August 19 – The

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() is discussed by the President and a group of independent financial regulators. *August 26 − President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Ty M. Carter of the U.S. Army. *August 27 – The President meets with mayors of 18 major US cities to discuss reducing youth violence. *August 28 − President Obama delivers remarks at the Lincoln Memorial "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the

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. *August 30 – President Obama meets with President

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of Estonia, President

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of Lithuania and Andris Bērziņš of Latvia. *August 31 – President Obama speaks on the recent chemical attacks in Syria and asks Congress to authorize military action.

September

*September 4 – The President has a bilateral meeting and holds a press conference in Stockholm with Prime Minister Reinfeldt of Sweden. President Obama also meets with King

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to discuss the Syrian air strike plan. *September 5 – President Obama arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia for the G-20 summit. The President conducts a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

of Japan to discuss the Syria air strike plan. *September 6 – The President holds a bilateral meeting with Chinese President

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to discuss the Syrian air strike plan. and, later in the day, holds a bilateral meeting with French President François Hollande to also discuss the Syrian air strike plan. *September 10 – President Obama addresses the nation about Syrian use of chemical weapons. *September 11 − The President attends September 11 Observance Ceremony at the

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. *September 13 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Emir

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of Kuwait. *September 18 − President Obama delivers remarks to members of the

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. *September 23 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Nigeria. *September 24 – President Obama addresses the

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. Afterward, the President holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Lebanon. Later in the day, the President meets with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations and separately with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority. *September 26 − The President delivers remarks on the

. *September 27 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India. *September 30 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting and a working lunch with Prime Minister

of Israel.

October

*October 1 – President Obama remarks on the United States government shutdown and congressional attempts at defunding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. *October 9 – President Obama meets with the

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. *October 10 – President Obama meets with the

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. and, later in the day, with House Republican leadership. *October 15 – The President presents the

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to former Army Captain William D. Swenson. *October 17 – The

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, containing a continuing resolution ending both the

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and the

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are signed into law by the President. Later in the day, the President holds a bilateral meeting and a working lunch with Prime Minister

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of Italy. *October 18 –

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is presented as President Obama's nominee to become the next

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secretary. *October 21 − The President delivers remarks on the

. *October 23 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Pakistan. *October 24 – The President speaks on the issue of Immigration Reform.

November

*November 1 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Iraq. Later that day, the President signs an

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preparing the United States for the impacts of

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. *November 4 – President Obama welcomes the Stanley Cup champion

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to the White House. *November 5 − President Obama visits the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. *November 13 − The President delivers remarks at the 2013 Tribal Nations Conference. *November 14 − President Obama remarks about the

. *November 20 – President Obama honors sixteen

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recipients and participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at

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. *November 21 − The President signs : Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act, S. 330:

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, and S. 893: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013 into law. *November 22 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with King

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of Morocco. *November 25 – President Obama delivers a speech on Immigration Reform in

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December

*December 3 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting and a working lunch with President

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of Colombia. *December 3 – President Obama remarks about the

. *December 5 – Chris Matthews interviews the President before a student audience at American University. *December 10 – President Obama joins other world leaders at the state memorial service for Nelson Mandela in

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. *December 20 – President Obama holds his final press conference of 2013.

References

External links

Miller Center Obama Presidential Timeline