The following is a

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of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 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

list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama The following articles cover the presidential trips made by Barack Obama while he was President of the United States: * List of international presidential trips made by Barack Obama * List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2009) * List of ...

January

*January 7 – President Obama delivers remarks on Emergency Unemployment Insurance. *January 7 – President Obama signs a $1.1 trillion spending bill, , to finance the U.S. government through Sept 30, 2014. *January 14 – President Obama announces a sprawling reform that would begin the process of change in the

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. *January 14 – The President honors the

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NBA Champions

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. *January 17 – President Obama delivers a speech at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, to announce the outcomes of a review of our intelligence programs and phone surveillance. *January 28 – President Obama delivers his annual

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before a

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. *January 28 – During the State of the Union Address, the President announces his retirement savings account initiative called ''my''RA.

February

*February 6 – The President and First Lady attend the annual

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. *February 6 – President Obama meets with President

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of Haiti. *February 7 – , the Agriculture Act of 2014, is signed into law by President Obama in a ceremony at Michigan State University. *February 10 – President Obama visits

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with French President François Hollande as part of the latter's state visit to the United States. *February 11 – The Obamas host a

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at the White House for French President François Hollande. *February 12 – President Obama signs an

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to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors. *February 14 – The President meets with farmers and local officials in

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, before meeting with

King Abdullah II of Jordan 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 ...

at Sunnylands. *February 21 – President Obama meets with the

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at the White House. *February 21 – President Obama and Russian President

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hold an hour-long telephone conversation regarding the Ukrainian revolution among other topics. *February 25 – President Obama meets with House Speaker John Boehner in a private conversation in the Oval Office.

March

*March 1 – President Obama speaks by telephone with Russian President

about Russia's military movements in Ukraine. *March 3 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Israel. *March 4 – President Obama unveils his proposed 2015 budget and speaks about the ongoing situation in Ukraine. *March 5 – The President delivers a speech at

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calling on Congress to raise the

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. *March 6 – The President announces

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against "'individuals and entities' responsible for the Russian intervention in Crimea or for 'stealing the assets of the Ukrainian people.'" He also condemns the scheduled Crimean referendum on joining Russia and speaks with Russian President

by telephone. *March 12 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Ukraine. *March 18 – President Obama awards the

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to 24 minority

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veterans, the single largest group of Medal of Honor recipients since World War II. *March 24–25 – President Obama attends the

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in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. *March 25 – President Obama speaks at a news conference with Dutch Prime Minister

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. *March 26 – President Obama calls for a recommitment to peace during a solemn pilgrimage to

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in northwest Belgium. *March 26 – President Obama holds a tri-lateral meeting with President

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of the South Korea and Prime Minister

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of Japan. *March 27 – The President meets with

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in the

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and visits the ancient

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. *March 28 – President Obama arrives in

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, for a brief visit to the kingdom. *March 28 – Russian President

telephones President Obama to discuss a proposed diplomatic solution to the ongoing Crimea/Ukraine situation.

April

*April 1 – The President honors the

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Champion

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at the White House. *April 3 – The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, , is signed into law by President Obama. *April 4 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Tunisia. *April 11 – President Obama nominates Sylvia Mathews Burwell to replace

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following the latter's resignation. *April 22 – President Obama tours damage from the

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near

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and meets with local residents and rescuers. *April 24 – President Barack Obama and Japan's

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attend a welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Later, President Obama speaks at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister

at the Akasaka State Guest House on the subject of Russian sanctions. *April 25 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Geun-hye Park of the Republic of South Korea in Seoul, Republic of Korea. *April 26 − During the first presidential visit to Malaysia in nearly half a century, President Obama meets with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at Putrajaya, Malaysia, and they share a press-conference. *April 28 − President Obama participates in an expanded bilateral meeting and a joint press conference with President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines in

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May

*May 1 − The President honors the 2014

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and finalists. *May 2 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting, a press conference, and a private working lunch with Chancellor

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of Germany. *May 3 – President Obama attends the annual

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. *May 5 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Djibouti. *May 12 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Jose Mujica Cordano of Uruguay. Later that day, the President honors the 2014

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(NAPO) TOP COPS award winners. *May 13 − The President awards Kyle J. White the Medal of Honor. A former active-duty Army Sergeant, White received the medal for his courageous actions during combat operations in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan on November 9, 2007. *May 23 − awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders and , American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act are signed into law by the President. *May 25 – President Obama makes an unannounced trip to

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where he visits troops and military leaders at

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. *May 28 – The President delivers the

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at the

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(West Point).

June

*June 3 – The President participates in a bilateral meeting with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and in a separate bilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister

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while in Poland at a meeting with Central and Eastern European Leaders. *June 4 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President-elect

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of Ukraine. *June 5 – The President participates in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom while attending a Brussels G7 meeting on the global economy. *June 6 – President Obama joins other world leaders in France to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the

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. *June 10 – The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, , is signed into law by President Obama. *June 12 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Australia. *June 14 – The President delivers the commencement address at the

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. *June 19 – The President awards Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), the Medal of Honor. *June 20 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of New Zealand. *June 23 – The President and Vice President participate in a roundtable discussion at the White House Summit on Working Families. *June 25 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Shimon Peres of Israel. *June 30 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Chile.

July

*July 8 – The President meets with

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Secretary General

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to discuss crisis in Ukraine. *July 16 − President Obama meets with members of the

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. *July 21 – President Obama signs an Executive Order to protect

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employees from workplace discrimination. *July 21 – The President awards the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts (US Army). *July 22 – The

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, , is signed into law by President Obama. *July 25 – President Obama meets with President Molina of Guatemala, President Hernandez of Honduras and President Cerén of El Salvador. *July 28 − The President awards the 2013 National Medal of Arts and the

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. *July 29 − President Obama visits the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and speaks to wounded service members. *July 31 − President Obama signs an Executive Order titled "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" ensuring all Americans get fair pay and safe workplaces. Federal agencies will be given more guidance on how to consider labor violations when awarding federal contracts.

August

*August 3 − S. 517,

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, is signed into law by President Obama. *August 5–6 – The President addresses and participates in three sessions of the United States–Africa Leaders Summit. *August 7 – The President signs , the

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in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. President Obama announces the authorization of targeted airstrikes against the

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near Erbil, Iraq. *August 15 − The President meets with members of the National Security Council to receive an update on Iraq. Following the meeting, the President delivers a statement regarding Iraq and the situation in

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. *August 28 - The president wears a tan suit attracting significant media and social media criticism. The event later became a metaphor for the stability of Obama's presidency compared to the following presidency of

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September

*September 4–5 – President Obama and more than 60 other world leaders attend a NATO summit in

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to discuss Afghanistan. The President holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Turkey. The President visits Stonehenge. *September 10 – The President delivers a speech outlining his plan to fight the

. *September 11 − The President and First Lady attend the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the

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. *September 15 − President Obama awards Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins and Army Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat, the Medal of Honor. *September 18 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President

of Ukraine. *September 19 − the Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2015 is signed into law by President Obama. *September 24 – President Obama addresses the

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. Afterward, the President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of the Republic of Iraq. Later in the day, the President meets with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations and President

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of the United Nations. *September 25 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Ethiopia. *September 25 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Egypt. *September 30 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of India.

October

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

of Israel. *October 8 − The President meets with Military Senior Leadership at

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. *October 14 − President Obama attends a meeting at Andrews Air Force Base hosted by Chairman of the

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Gen. Martin E. Dempsey with more than 20 foreign chiefs of defense to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against ISIL. Gen.

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, commander

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also participates. *October 15 – The President participates in a video conference with British, French, German and Italian counterparts to discuss the international response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, efforts to combat ISIL, and international efforts to encourage Russia to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements. *October 17 − The President and the Vice President meet with members of the National Security Council to discuss coordinating the whole-of-government response to Ebola. *October 22 − Obama holds a meeting with Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain to coordinate the government's Ebola response. *October 23 − The President meets with members of The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

November

*November 4 − President Obama meets with

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, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. *November 5 – The President accepts blame for the mid-term rout of Democratic candidates. *November 6 – President Obama awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to

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First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for conspicuous gallantry during the

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. *November 7 – President Obama announces he will send 1,500 troops to Iraq to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces to fight

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. *November 8 – Obama nominates

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for Office of Attorney General. *November 10 − President Obama departs to Beijing on a trip to Asia and Australia, Upon arrival in Beijing, China, the President holds a bilateral meeting with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia. In the afternoon, the President participates in a meeting with leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries and, afterward, meets with employees and family members of the United States Embassy to China. Later, the President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

of Australia. *November 11 − President Obama begin his bilateral program with President Xi of China which includes a walk and talk, a bilateral meeting and a private dinner. *November 11 – The US and China announced an agreement on fighting

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. *November 13 − The President participates in a US–ASEAN session in Naypyitaw, Burma. Later that day, the President attends a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister

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of Vietnam. That evening, the President holds a bilateral meeting with President

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of Burma. *November 14 − President Obama participates in the

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in Brisbane, Australia. *November 19 − The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, , is signed into law by President Obama. *November 20 – The President honors nineteen recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. Later that day, President Obama announces that millions of illegal immigrants in the US will gain protections from deportation. *November 24 − The President presents nineteen recipients with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

December

*December 2 – President Obama meets with a dozen tribal leaders in Washington DC in advance of the White House Tribal Nations Conference to be held the following day. *December 5 – The President meets with newly elected State governors to discuss the economy. *December 5 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan. *December 8 – Prince William, Duke of Cambridge meets with President Obama in the White House. *December 12 – President Obama meets with the Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdalaziz Al Saud. *December 16 − The President meets with Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Later that day, the President meets with members of the National Security Council. *December 17 – President Obama announces U.S. to restore full relations with Cuba. *December 19 – President Obama holds his final press conference of 2014.≈

References

External links

Miller Center Obama Presidential Timeline