Illinois State Senator and U.S. Senator from Illinois
44th President of the United States
The following is atimeline ofBarack Obama's presidency from hisinauguration as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009, to December 31, 2009. For his time aspresident-elect , see thepresidential transition of Barack Obama ; for a detailed account of his first months in office, seefirst 100 days of the Barack Obama presidency ; for a complete itinerary of his travels, seelist of presidential trips made by Barack Obama .
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Barack Obama isinaugurated as the44th president of the United States January 20 – Barack Obama's presidency begins with hisinauguration at theUnited States Capitol in Washington, D.C.; theoath of office is administered byChief Justice John Roberts . Obama'sChief of Staff ,Rahm Emanuel , issues an order suspendinglast-minute federal regulations pushed through by outgoing PresidentGeorge W. Bush , planning to review everything still pending.[ 1] National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation .[ 2] [ 3] lobbyists in an effort to raise the ethical standards of the White House.[ 4] January 21 – President Obama revokesExecutive Order 13233 , which had been initiated by theBush administration to limit access to the records of former presidents.[ 5] EST on January 21, President Obama retakes the Presidential Oath of Office, again administered byChief Justice John G. Roberts , before four print journalists.[ 6] Freedom of Information Act requests,[ 7] Attorney General John Ashcroft .[ 8] [ 9] January 22 – President Obama signs an executive order announcing theclosure of theGuantanamo Bay detention camp within a year,[ 10] torture and other illegal coercive techniques, such aswaterboarding , during interrogations and detentions,[ 11] [ 12] January 23 – President Obama ends the funding ban for groups that provide abortion services or counseling abroad, also known as the "gag rule" or theMexico City Policy .[ 13] Predator airstrikes of his presidency. (SeeAirstrikes in Pakistan ).[ 14] Obama presents his first weekly address as President, discussing theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 . January 24 – President Obama produces his first weekly Saturday morning video address available onwhitehouse.gov and YouTube,[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] transition period )[ 18] [ 19] Franklin D. Roosevelt 'sfireside chats .[ 19] [ 20] January 26 – President Obama signs his first two Presidential Memoranda concerningenergy independence , directing theU.S. Department of Transportation to establish higherfuel efficiency standards before 2011 models are released and the allowing states to raise their emissions standards above the national standard.[ 21] Al Arabiya .[ 22] January 28 – President Obama makes his first visit toThe Pentagon as President, meeting with Defense SecretaryRobert Gates and theJoint Chiefs of Staff .[ 23] [ 24] January 29 – President Obama signs his firstbill , theLilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act , which promotesfair pay regardless of sex, race, or age.Lilly Ledbetter , theplaintiff in theemployment discrimination caseLedbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Michelle Obama at thesigning ceremony .[ 25] [ 26] Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri , rejects the White House's request to suspend Guantanamo Bay military commission proceedings for 120 days.January 30 – President Obama signs a presidential memorandum launching theMiddle Class Working Families Task Force to be led by Vice PresidentJoe Biden .[ 27] [ 28] January 31 – President Obama speaks at theAlfalfa Club annual banquet.[ 29] Barack Obama visitingFort Myers on February 10 February 3 – President Obama nominates SenatorJudd Gregg to beSecretary of Commerce , afterBill Richardson withdrew his nomination.[ 30] Tom Daschle withdraws his nomination forSecretary of Health and Human Services ,[ 31] [ 32] Nancy Killefer withdraws her nomination asChief Performance Officer , both citing tax problems.[ 33] economic stimulus bill .[ 34] February 4 – President Obama announces that companies receiving large amounts of federal bailout money through theTroubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) must cap top executive pay at US$500,000.[ 35] Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 reauthorizing and expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).[ 36] [ 37] [ 38] Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar cancels 77 leases sold by the previous administration to oil and gas companies, while letting 39 leases stand.[ 39] February 5 – President Obama speaks at theNational Prayer Breakfast .[ 40] [ 41] The Washington Post op-ed by President Obama entitled "The Action Americans Need", which deals with theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 .[ 42] [ 43] Air Force One toWilliamsburg, Virginia .[ 44] White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships .[ 45] [ 46] February 6 – President Obama announces the creation of thePresident's Economic Recovery Advisory Board .[ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51] [ 52] February 7 – Vice President Biden makes the administration's first majorforeign policy speech at theMunich Security Conference .[ 53] [ 54] Michelle ,Malia and Sasha Obama make their first trip toCamp David .[ 55] [ 56] February 9 – President Obama travels toElkhart, Indiana to discuss theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ,[ 57] [ 58] [ 59] White House to give his first nationally televised press conference.[ 57] February 10 – President Obama travels toFort Myers, Florida to discuss the Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the area's unemployment problems,[ 57] [ 58] [ 60] Governor Charlie Crist .[ 61] [ 62] Ken Salazar temporarily halts a Bushmidnight regulation that opens theOuter Continental Shelf tooffshore drilling for oil and gas.[ 63] February 11 – President Obama promotes his economic stimulus plan at a construction site inSpringfield, Virginia with then-DNC Chairman and former Virginia governorTim Kaine .[ 64] February 12 – President Obama travels toSpringfield, Illinois to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of PresidentAbraham Lincoln , and speaks at aLincoln Bicentennial Celebration .[ 65] Judd Gregg , President Obama's nominee for the office ofCommerce Secretary withdraws his nomination for that office.[ 66] [ 67] [ 68] February 13 – TheFirst Family spends a weekend in their former home of Chicago, Illinois.[ 57] [ 58] February 15–22 –Hillary Clinton travels to Asia on her first trip abroad asSecretary of State ,[ 69] Tokyo ,Jakarta ,Seoul , andBeijing .[ 70] [ 71] February 17 – The White House launchesRecovery.gov to explain theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , including a video address from President Obama.[ 72] [ 73] [ 74] Denver , Colorado.[ 75] [ 76] [ 77] Afghanistan .[ 78] [ 79] English
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February 19 – President Obama makes his first trip abroad as President toOttawa, Ontario ,Canada , where he meets withGovernor General Michaëlle Jean ,Prime Minister Stephen Harper andLeader of the Opposition Michael Ignatieff about environmental issues, theNorth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and otherUS-Canadian relations .[ 80] [ 81] February 21 – TheDepartment of Justice rules that detainees at theBagram Air Base in Afghanistan do not have the right to use U.S. courts to challenge their detention, upholding theBush administration 's position on the issue.[ 82] [ 83] February 23 –Attorney General Eric Holder , charged with overseeing the closure of theGuantanamo Bay Detention Camp , visits the facility.[ 84] [ 85] [ 86] Dennis Ross is appointed as the Secretary of State's special adviser for the gulf and Southwest Asia.[ 87] February 24 – President Obamadelivers an address before ajoint session of the members of Congress outlining his administration goals.Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal gives the Republicanresponse .[ 88] [ 89] Taro Aso also meets with President Obama at the White House.[ 90] [ 91] February 25 – The United States Senate confirmsHilda Solis asUnited States Secretary of Labor .[ 92] [ 93] Governor of Washington Gary Locke to becomeUnited States Secretary of Commerce .[ 94] [ 95] oil shale development on 1,900,000 acres (7,700 km2 ) offederal land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.[ 96] February 26 – President Obama reveals his proposal for the2010 United States federal budget .[ 97] [ 98] February 27 – President Obama delivers a speech atCamp Lejeune on his plans for troop withdrawals from Iraq.[ 99] Department of Health and Human Services starts the process to repeal or modify a "midnight rule " conceived to protect health workers who refuse for conscience reasons to provide health care.[ 100] Obama meets withBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown . Obama meets withBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva . March 14 – President Obama meets Brazilian PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the White House.[ 126] Rio Rancho High School (nearAlbuquerque, New Mexico ) to discusscredit card reform .[ 127] Margaret A. Hamburg to become Commissioner of theU.S. Food and Drug Administration .[ 128] [ 129] March 17 – President Obama meets with the TaoiseachBrian Cowen of Ireland, and the First MinisterPeter Robinson of Northern Ireland.[ 130] March 18 – President Obama speaks at a town hall meeting in Costa Mesa, California. The United States Senate confirmsRon Kirk , formerMayor ofDallas , asUnited States Trade Representative .[ 131] [ 132] March 19 – President Obama appears onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno [ 133] Nowruz .[ 134] [ 135] March 20 – President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with former Soviet leaderMikhail Gorbachev in Washington.[ 136] March 23 – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveils the government's plan to help investors purchase toxic assets from banks.[ 137] March 24 – President Obama holds his second prime time press conference in theEast Room of the White House, to discuss economic hardships, as well as the government's intentions to solve the global economic crisis.[ 138] Gary Locke , formerGovernor of Washington , asUnited States Secretary of Commerce .[ 139] March 25 – President Obama meets with Australian Prime MinisterKevin Rudd .[ 140] Jaap de Hoop Scheffer , theSecretary General of NATO , to discuss the upcomingsummit , relations with Russia, and the future ofNATO .[ 141] March 25–26 – Secretary of State Clinton travels toMexico City andMonterrey , Mexico to discuss US collaboration in theMérida Initiative .[ 142] Obama answers questions in the first online town hall meeting. Barack and Michelle Obama meetingQueen Elizabeth II atBuckingham Palace . Obama meets Iraqi PresidentNouri al-Maliki in Baghdad. Obama with Calderon inMexico City . May 4 – President Obama marksCinco de Mayo a day early in a small speech to Latino Americans. President Obama was joined by First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Second Lady Jill Biden, United States Ambassador to MexicoArturo Sarukhan and his wife Veronica Valenca-Sarukhan.[ 182] Obama andPresident Peres . Obama atUniversity of Notre Dame . Obama meeting withSotomayor . May 17 – Amidst controversy over his visit, in regards to his stance on issues such asabortion and his recent executive order that lifts the ban onstem cell research , President Obama delivers the commencement address at theUniversity of Notre Dame .[ 191] May 18 – Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu meets with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington.[ 192] May 19 – President Obama announces plans to create new automobile fuel efficiency standards requiring cars, as well as light trucks to have an average of at least 35.5 miles per gallon, by 2016, in an attempt to curve emissions and reduce the United States' contributions to global warming.[ 193] May 20 – TheHelping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 and theFraud Enforcement and Recovery Act are signed into law by President Obama to help alleviate burdens caused by theGreat Recession in the United States.[ 194] May 22 – President Obama gives the commencement address atUnited States Naval Academy .[ 195] Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act and theCredit CARD Act into law, to reform legislation and aim "... to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes."May 23 – Major GeneralCharles Bolden is nominated by President Obama to be the nextNASA administrator , marking the first African American to be nominated to the position.[ 196] Lori Garver is nominated to be the deputy administrator.May 25 – President Obama continues the long-standing tradition of the U.S. President sending a wreath to theConfederate Memorial atArlington National Cemetery onMemorial Day [ 197] Sons of Confederate Veterans Commander Chuck McMichael.[ 198] May 26 – President Obama nominatesfederal judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Supreme Court justiceDavid Souter .[ 199] Hispanic , to be appointed to the court.[ 200] May 30 – Plans for a CyberSpace Czar to help prevent web crimes such as identity theft and other breaches of computer security networks are announced by the President.[ 201] Blue Hill and attend the Broadway revival ofJoe Turner's Come and Gone [ 202] May 31 – President Obama denounces and condemns the killing ofmedical director and abortion providerGeorge Tiller , saying he was "shocked and outraged" by the assassination and death of Tiller.[ 203] Obama speaking inCairo , Egypt. Obama withPrince Charles ,PM Brown ,PM Harper , andPresident Sarkozy . June 4 – President Obamagives a speech inCairo, Egypt , as a part of a worldwide attempt to repair the image of America around the world, a promise he made during his campaign for President of the United States. During the speech, President Obama notably references the Bible, theTorah , theQur'an , and other Muslim texts in his address to the more than one thousand Cairo University students in attendance.[ 208] [ 209] June 5 – President Obama visitsBuchenwald , a formerNazi concentration camp used during World War II, with German ChancellorAngela Merkel and survivor and activistElie Wiesel , during his trip through Germany.[ 210] Eiffel Tower with his family, and meets French President Sarkozy.[ 211] June 6 – President Obama commemorates the 65th anniversary ofD-Day in Normandy, France, along with Prime MinisterStephen Harper of Canada and Prime MinisterGordon Brown of the United Kingdom,Prince Charles and PresidentNicolas Sarkozy of France.[ 212] [ 213] June 11 – President Obama holds a town hall meeting inGreen Bay, Wisconsin to discuss the issue of healthcare.[ 214] June 12 - Prime MinisterMorgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe visits President Obama at theWhite House , inside the Oval Office.[ 215] June 15 – Italian Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi visits President Obama at theWhite House .[ 216] American Medical Association in Chicago to discuss the rising cost of health care.[ 217] June 17 – President Obama announces sweeping proposals to rework financial regulation[ 218] same sex partnerships .[ 219] June 19 – Along with other prominent fathers, Obama holds a town hall meeting at the White House to commemorateFather's Day , and bring awareness to the relationship of American fathers and children. President Obama notably identifiedhis father as one of the greatest influences in his own life, in the short time that they were together.[ 220] June 22 – President Obama signs legislation granting authority over tobacco products to theUnited States Food and Drug Administration in theRose Garden of the White House.[ 221] Medicare prescription drug coverage and comprehensive health care reform.[ 222] June 23 – President Obama holds a press conference to discuss the issues of healthcare, as well as the recentIranian election protests in Iran.[ 223] June 26 – The President signs the "Cash-for-Clunkers bill " into law to increase national fuel efficiency, as well as stimulate the automobile industry, after bothChrysler andGeneral Motors had filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy .[ 224] June 27 – The removal of American combat troops from major Iraqi cities begins.[ 225] June 28 – President Obama meets with PresidentÁlvaro Uribe of Colombia in the Oval Office. The President and First Lady also host a reception in the East Room forLGBT Pride Month.[ 226] June 30 – The President delivers remarks at an event in theEast Room to highlight programs that have been able to make a difference in communities across the country.[ 227] July 1 – President Obama holds an online townhall meeting to discuss health care reform. President Obama is joined by Senior AdvisorValerie Jarrett .[ 228] July 2 – The President meets in theRoosevelt Room with leaders of companies that are creating jobs. The President also delivers remarks about innovation and jobs in theWhite House Rose Garden .[ 229] President and First Lady Obama watch fireworks onIndependence Day . G-8 leaders in L'Aquila, Italy.Obama withDr. Regina Benjamin . Obama withApollo 11 crew. Obama,Henry Louis Gates , andJames Crowley at the "beer summit " on July 30. July 4 – The White House celebratesIndependence Day and honors military heroes and their families with a barbecue on theSouth Lawn . The celebrations conclude withfireworks on the White House grounds and at the Washington Memorial.[ 230] July 6 – The President and First Lady arrive in Moscow to meet with Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedev , to discuss diplomatic progress in regards tonuclear weapons , as well as the situation inAfghanistan .[ 231] New Economic School in Moscow.[ 232] July 7 – President Obama meets with Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin , in a continuous attempt to restructure theU.S.–Russian relationship . President Obama also meets with former Soviet PresidentMikhail Gorbachev in Gostinny Dvor, Russia.[ 233] [ 234] July 8 – President Obama meets with Italian PresidentGiorgio Napolitano at theQuirinal Palace in Rome.[ 235] G8 Summit inL'Aquila , Italy, and tours thequake zone that was struck in April, 2009.[ 236] July 9 – President Obama attends the second day of the G-8 Summit, and holds a bilateral meeting with Brazilian PresidentLula da Silva . The President also attends a working dinner hosted by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano later that day.[ 237] July 10 – On the final day of the G-8 Summit, President Obama meets with South African PresidentJacob Zuma , President Obama also visitsPope Benedict XVI in Vatican City. The President then heads toGhana in Africa, his first visit to any sub-saharan African nation since he was elected president.[ 238] July 11 – President Obama gives a speech about Africa's hardships in regards to disease, as well as prospects for Africa's future, to theGhanaian Parliament inAccra, Ghana .[ 239] Kotoka International Airport in Accra, along with the Ghanaian PresidentJohn Atta Mills .[ 240] [ 241] July 13 – The President nominatesDr. Regina Benjamin for the position ofUnited States Surgeon General , noting her experience as a medical doctor inAlabama , and her multiple rebuildings of her office after natural disasters, in selecting her for the office.[ 242] [ 243] July 14 – President Obama meets with Dutch Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende in the Oval Office.[ 244] Macomb Community College , and proposes a $12 billion effort to help two-year institutions to "train more people [...] for the jobs of the future."[ 245] All-Star Game atBusch Stadium .[ 244] July 15 – A milestone is achieved when a Senate committee approves a plan to revamp the U.S. health care system.[ 246] [ 247] July 16 – President Obama gives a speech in New York City at theNAACP 's 100th anniversary celebration.[ 248] Holmdel Township, New Jersey political rally in support ofGovernor Jon Corzine 'sre-election campaign .[ 249] July 17 – President Obama gives a speech on healthcare reform, to help to pass a national healthcare bill in the Congress, and address concerns over a government run healthcare program.[ 250] [ 251] July 20 – The President meets with theApollo 11 crew,Neil Armstrong ,Michael Collins andBuzz Aldrin , in the Oval Office on the 40th Anniversary of thelunar landing .[ 252] July 21 – The President and First Lady host an event celebratingcountry music , with performersCharley Pride ,Brad Paisley andAlison Krauss and Union Station .[ 253] July 22 – The President holds a primetime news conference to address concerns over the healthcare bill inCongress . President Obama also comments on thearrest ofHenry Louis Gates , and the actions of the police in arresting Gates.[ 254] Nouri al-Maliki in the Oval Office, and hold a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden.[ 255] July 23 – President Obama travels toCleveland , Ohio to tour theCleveland Clinic , as well as deliver further remarks about healthcare reform.[ 256] July 27 – President Obama and Chinese leadersWang Qishan , Chinese Vice Premier, and Chinese State CouncilorDai Bingguo , attend theU.S.–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue held in Washington, D.C.[ 257] July 29 – President Obama holds a townhall meeting inRaleigh, North Carolina .[ 258] July 30 – President Obama and Vice President Biden hold a "beer summit " at the White House with Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates and the arresting officer Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge Police Department, in order to address the issue ofrace in America and discuss thearrest of Gates in hisMassachusetts home on July 16, 2009.[ 259] [ 260] July 30 – President Obama meets with PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines in the Oval Office. The 2 leaders talk about the strong relationship between the Philippines and United States. They also discuss terrorism in the Southern Philippines and environmental issues. President Arroyo is the first Asian Leader to attend discussions at the White House during Obama's Presidency.[ 261] Obama with Sotomayor in theOval Office . Obama withHarper andCalderón during a joint press conference. Obama at theGrand Canyon . August 3 – The President meets with SheikhSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah , the Emir ofKuwait , in the Oval Office.[ 262] August 4 – President Obama celebrates his forty-eighth birthday at the White House.[ 263] American Legion Dave Rehbein and Executive Director Peter Gaytan.[ 264] August 5 – President Obama visitsElkhart, Indiana for the second time in his presidency to hold a townhall meeting about unemployment in the work force and new jobs being created.[ 265] August 6 – President Obama delivers brief remarks about theconfirmation of soon-to-beSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor , and expresses gratitude to the Senators who confirmed her.[ 266] August 7 – The President gives a statement in the Rose Garden in regards to the release of theBureau of Labor Statistics ' unemployment figures for the month of July.[ 267] August 8 – President Obama travels to Mexico for the two-dayNorth American Leaders' Summit with the leaders of Mexico and Canada.[ 268] August 10 – President Obama meets inGuadalajara , Mexico with PresidentFelipe Calderón of Mexico and Prime MinisterStephen Harper of Canada for a trilateral meeting to discuss theGreat Recession ,climate change , security and safety, as well as the2009 swine flu pandemic .[ 269] August 11 – President Obama holds a townhall meeting inPortsmouth, New Hampshire to answer concerns about healthcare reform.[ 270] August 12 – The President holds a welcoming ceremony for newly appointedSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in the East Room of the White House.[ 271] Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 recipients, includingNancy Brinker ,Pedro José Greer ,Stephen Hawking ,Ted Kennedy ,Billie Jean King ,Joseph Lowery ,Joseph Medicine Crow ,Sandra Day O'Connor ,Sidney Poitier ,Chita Rivera ,Mary Robinson ,Janet Rowley ,Desmond Tutu , andMuhammad Yunus .Jack Kemp andHarvey Milk were also posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom.[ 272] August 14 – President Obama holds a townhall meeting, inBelgrade, Montana , to discuss health insurance reform, and the healthcare bill in Congress.[ 273] August 15 – President Obama holds another townhall meeting, inGrand Junction, Colorado , to continue his emphasis on healthcare reform.[ 274] August 16 – President Obama visits theGrand Canyon inArizona with First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha Obama.[ 275] August 17 – President Obama gives a speech to theVeterans of Foreign Wars convention inPhoenix, Arizona .[ 276] August 18 – President Obama, along with Vice President Biden and Secretary of State Clinton, meet with Egyptian PresidentHosni Mubarak in the Oval Office.[ 277] August 19 – President Obama hostsNASCAR drivers Jimmie Johnson ,Tony Stewart ,Jeff Gordon ,Richard Petty ,Dale Earnhardt Jr. ,Carl Edwards and others in an event honoring Johnson as the winner of the 2008Sprint Cup Championship.[ 278] August 29 – President Obama gives the eulogy at the funeral service of SenatorEdward Moore Kennedy .[ 279] Jimmy Carter ,Bill Clinton andGeorge W. Bush (also representing his father, former PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush ) attend,[ 280] [ 281] Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2009 September 9 – President Obama attends memorial services for journalistWalter Cronkite held at New York City'sLincoln Center . Later, the president outlines his healthcare proposal ina speech to a joint session of Congress , amidst controversy in regards to apublic option , illegal immigrant's access to healthcare and "death panels ".[ 283] September 10 – President Obama meets with Prince GeneralMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ofAbu Dhabi in the Oval Office.[ 284] September 11 – President Obama addresses family members and friends who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001, in theSeptember 11 attacks , atthe Pentagon .[ 285] Crown Prince Willem-Alexander andPrincess Máxima of the Netherlands in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House.[ 286] September 12 – President Obama holds a rally inMinneapolis , Minnesota at theTarget Center to continue speaking about his healthcare reform.[ 287] September 14 – President Obama speaks about the2008 financial crisis atFederal Hall National Memorial onWall Street in New York City.[ 288] September 15 – President Obama visits the General Motors Lordstown Assembly Plant inLordstown, Ohio .[ 289] AFL–CIO at theDavid L. Lawrence Convention Center inPittsburgh , Pennsylvania.[ 290] September 16 – President Obama delivers remarks during a U.S.Olympians youth sporting event on the South Lawn of the White House, to promoteChicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics .[ 291] September 17 – President Obama posthumously awards Sergeant First ClassJared C. Monti theMedal of Honor in the East Room, at the White House.[ 292] University of Maryland to deliver remarks and hold a healthcare rally.[ 293] The National Parks: America's Best Idea along withKen Burns ,Dayton Duncan and Secretary of InteriorKen Salazar .[ 294] Obama withLate Show hostDavid Letterman . Obama speaking in Copenhagen. October 2 – President and First Lady, along withOprah Winfrey , travel toCopenhagen , Denmark, to give a speech to the International Olympic Committee in a failed attempt to bring the2016 Summer Olympics toChicago .[ 303] [ 304] October 3 – The President and First Lady celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary at the Blue Duck Tavern in Washington, D.C. before heading back to the White House.[ 305] October 5 – President Obama gives a speech to doctors about health care reform on the Rose Garden of the White House.[ 306] CEQ Executive Order signing in the Oval Office.[ 307] October 6 – President Obama meets with the National Counter Terrorism Center leadership and analysts during a visit to the NCTC inMcLean, Virginia .[ 308] October 7 – The President presents 2008 Medals of Science and Medals of Technology and Innovation during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.[ 309] Sally Ride .[ 310] October 9 – The2009 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to President Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".[ 311] [ 312] Obama speaking to the Human Rights Campaign. October 10 – President Obama speaks at theHuman Rights Campaign 's 13th annual national dinner, to address civil rights and equality, along withgay marriage and "Don't ask, don't tell ."[ 313] October 13 – President Obama gives a statement thanking United States SenatorOlympia Snowe , and thirteen Democratic Senators on theSenate Finance Committee for approving a healthcare bill.[ 314] José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of Spain.[ 315] Marc Anthony ,Gloria Estefan ,Tito el Bambino ,Jimmy Smits ,Eva Longoria andGeorge Lopez .[ 316] October 14 – President Obama nominatesSharon Lubinski of theMinneapolis Police Department to be the first openly homosexual person to serve as a Marshal in theUnited States Marshals Service .[ 317] Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C., aboutTed Kennedy and theEdward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate .[ 318] October 15 – President Obama travels toNew Orleans , Louisiana, to visit areas still recovering fromHurricane Katrina .[ 319] Democratic National Committee , alongsideHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi .[ 320] October 16 – President Obama speaks to a forum atTexas A&M University , alongside former PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush , inCollege Station, Texas , to promote public service.[ 321] October 19 – President Obama visits Viers Mill Elementary School inSilver Spring, Maryland to speak to children about reading.[ 322] October 20 – President Obama meets with Iraqi Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki in the Oval Office.[ 323] Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York City.[ 324] October 21 – President Obama, along with Treasury SecretaryTimothy Geithner , speaks at the Metropolitan Archives, inLandover, Maryland to announce a package of initiatives to increase credit tosmall businesses .[ 325] John Kerry in the Oval Office to discuss the war in Afghanistan.[ 326] October 22 – President Obama signs the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act in the East Room of the White House.[ 327] October 23 – President Obama declares anational emergency , in response to theH1N1 epidemic , in the United States.[ 328] [ 329] Obama speaking to servicemen and women atNaval Air Station Jacksonville . October 26 – President Obama gives a speech to servicemen and women atNaval Air Station Jacksonville , inJacksonville, Florida .[ 330] October 27 – President Obama speaks and tours the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center inArcadia, Florida .[ 331] October 28 – President Obama signs theMatthew Shepard Act in the East Room of the White House, expanding hate-crime law to include gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.[ 332] [ 333] October 29 – President Obama travels toDover Air Force Base to oversee the return of eighteen American soldiers killed inAfghanistan .[ 334] [ 335] October 30 – President Obama signs an executive order, lifting a 22-year-old immigration and travel ban on citizens of the United States with HIV.[ 336] [ 337] October 31 – The First Family hosts aHalloween party at the White House, and welcome more than two thousand children.[ 338] November 1 – President Obama travels toCamden andNewark, New Jersey to support the reelection campaign ofGovernor Jon Corzine .[ 339] [ 340] November 2 – President Obama meets with Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden to discussclimate change before theUnited Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 .[ 341] [ 342] November 3 – President Obama hosts several European leaders, meeting with German ChancellorAngela Merkel ,Patriarch Bartholomew I ,President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and theHigh Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana .[ 343] [ 344] November 4 – President Obama andSecretary of Education Arne Duncan travel to James C. Wright Middle School inMadison, Wisconsin to discuss overhauls to the American education system.[ 345] [ 346] November 5 – President Obama meets with the Botswanan PresidentIan Khama in the Oval Office. President Obama also meets with theCongressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss Hispanic relations in the United States.[ 347] [ 348] November 6 – President Obama visitsWalter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., to award twoPurple Hearts .[ 349] November 9 – President Obama welcomes Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. President Obama also signs an executive order establishing the Council on Veterans Employment.[ 350] [ 351] November 10 – President Obama gives a eulogy at theFort Hood ceremony honoring those killed in the shooting rampage on November 5, 2009, by MajorNidal Malik Hasan .[ 352] November 11 – President Obama travels toArlington National Cemetery onVeterans Day , to lay a ceremonial wreath on theTomb of the Unknowns .[ 353] [ 354] November 12 – President Obama meets with military personnel at theElmendorf Air Force Base , nearAnchorage, Alaska .[ 355] Obama meeting withYukio Hatoyama . November 13 – President Obama arrives in Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime MinisterYukio Hatoyama , and holds a bilateral meeting.[ 356] November 14 – President Obama delivers a major address regarding Asia's relationship with the United States, atSuntory Hall inMinato, Tokyo , Japan.[ 357] November 15 – President Obama attends theAPEC economic summit in theRepublic of Singapore , along with United States Trade RepresentativeRon Kirk .[ 358] Dmitry Medvedev and Singaporean Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong .[ 359] [ 360] November 16 – President Obama meets mayorHan Zheng in Shanghai, and holds a town hall to meet with students at theShanghai Science and Technology Museum .[ 361] [ 362] Hu Jintao in Beijing.[ 363] November 17 – President Obama holds a series of meetings with President Hu Jintao, to discuss issues regardingU.S.-China relations . President Obama also tours theForbidden City in Beijing.[ 364] November 18 – President Obama meets with PremierWen Jiabao [ 365] Great Wall of China [ 366] Seoul , South Korea.[ 367] November 19 – President Obama meets and holds an arrival ceremony with South Korean PresidentLee Myung-bak inSeoul , South Korea.[ 368] November 23 – President Obama presents theRobert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award to Magadonga Mahlangu, Jenni Williams, and their organization known asWOZA , in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.[ 369] Obama withManmohan Singh in the East Room of the White House. 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