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.[5][6]
February 21 – President Obama meets with the
Dalai Lama at the White House.[15]
February 21 – President Obama and Russian President
Vladimir Putin hold an hour-long telephone conversation regarding the
Ukrainian revolution among other topics.[16]
February 25 – President Obama meets with House Speaker
John Boehner in a private conversation in the Oval Office.[17]
March 12 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister
Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine.[23]
March 18 – President Obama awards the
Medal of Honor to 24
minorityU.S. Army veterans, the single largest group of Medal of Honor recipients since World War II.[24]
April 24 – President Barack Obama and Japan's
Empress Michiko attend a welcome ceremony at the
Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Later, President Obama speaks at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzō Abe at the
Akasaka State Guest House on the subject of Russian sanctions.[38]
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.[39]
April 28 − President Obama participates in an expanded bilateral meeting and a joint press conference with President
Benigno Aquino of the Philippines in
Manila, Philippines.
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 −
H.R. 1209 awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders and
H.R. 685, American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act are signed into law by the President.
May 25 – President Obama makes an unannounced trip to
Afghanistan where he visits troops and military leaders at
Bagram Airfield.[43]
June 3 – The President participates in a bilateral meeting with Polish President
Bronislaw Komorowski and in a separate bilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister
Donald Tusk while in Poland at a meeting with Central and Eastern European Leaders.[45]
June 4 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President-elect
Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine.[46]
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.[47]
June 6 – President Obama joins other world leaders in France to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the
Battle of Normandy.[48]
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 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
Ferguson, Missouri.
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
Donald Trump.
September
September 4–5 – President Obama and more than 60 other world leaders attend a
NATO summit in
Newport, Wales to discuss Afghanistan.[65] The President holds a bilateral meeting with President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. The President visits Stonehenge.
September 10 – The President delivers a speech outlining his plan to fight the
Islamic State.[66]
September 11 − The President and First Lady attend the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the
Pentagon Memorial.
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
Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine.[67]
September 24 – President Obama addresses the
United Nations General Assembly.[68] Afterward, the President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister
Haider al-Abadi of the Republic of Iraq. Later in the day, the President meets with Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations and President
Sam Kutesa of the United Nations.
September 25 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister
Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia.
September 25 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt.
September 30 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi of India.[69]
October
October 1 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.[70]
October 8 − The President meets with Military Senior Leadership at
The Pentagon.[71]
October 14 − President Obama attends a meeting at Andrews Air Force Base hosted by Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.
Martin E. Dempsey with more than 20 foreign chiefs of defense to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against ISIL. Gen.
Lloyd Austin, commander
U.S. Central Command also participates.[72]
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.[73]
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.[74]
October 22 − Obama holds a meeting with Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain to coordinate the government's Ebola response.[75]
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.[82] In the afternoon, the President participates in a meeting with leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries[83] 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
Tony Abbott of Australia.[84]
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.[85]
November 13 − The President participates in a US–ASEAN session in Naypyitaw, Burma.[87] Later that day, the President attends a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam.[88] That evening, the President holds a bilateral meeting with President
Thein Sein of Burma.[89]
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.[92] Later that day, President Obama announces that millions of illegal immigrants in the US will gain protections from deportation.[93][94]
November 24 − The President presents nineteen recipients with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.[95]
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.[96]
December 5 – The President meets with newly elected State governors to discuss the economy.[97]
December 5 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with
King Abdullah of Jordan.[98]