Administration of Barack Obama, 2017
January 20, 2017
The following list includes the President's public schedule and other items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary and not included elsewhere in this Compilation.
January 1
In the morning, the President and his daughters Malia and Sasha traveled to Honolulu, HI, where at the East-West Center (EWC) at the University of Hawaii, they met with new EWC President Richard R. Vuylsteke and outgoing President Charles E. Morrison. The President's sister Maya Soetoro-Ng also attended. Later, he and his daughters Malia and Sasha traveled to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, where President Obama's grandfather Stanley Dunham is buried. Then, they returned to their vacation residence in Kailua, HI.
In the afternoon, the President, Mrs. Obama, and their daughters Malia and Sasha traveled to Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, HI. Later, they returned to their vacation residence in Kailua.
In the evening, the President, Mrs. Obama, and their daughters Malia and Sasha traveled to Buzz's Lanikai restaurant. Later, they returned to Washington, DC, arriving the following morning.
During the day, the President had an intelligence briefing.
January 2
During the day, the President had an intelligence briefing.
January 3
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President and Vice President Joe Biden had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to express his condolences for the many killed and wounded in the terrorist attack at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 21, as well as the December 17 attack against off-duty Turkish security personnel in Kayseri, Turkey, reiterate their joint resolve to defeat terrorism, discuss Turkey's ongoing efforts to facilitate a cease-fire in Syria and a return to political negotiations between the Syrian regime and the opposition, note recent progress in the multilateral campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria, and review the situation in Cyprus, with both leaders expressing hope that upcoming diplomatic engagements will result in an agreement to reunify the island as a bizonal, bicommunal federation.
Later in the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, the President recorded an interview with Ilana Dayan of Israel's Channel 2 for later broadcast.
The White House announced that the President will travel to Chicago, IL, on January 10 to deliver his Farewell Address to the Nation.
January 4
In the morning, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium, the President met with House and Senate Democratic Caucuses to discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Rep. Frederica S. Wilson also attended.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA. Later, he returned to Washington, DC.
January 5
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, the President received a briefing from senior members of his national security team on the classified report detailing Russian and other foreign interference in the 2016
U.S. Presidential election and related cyber attacks on the Democratic Party. Then, in the Diplomatic Reception Room, he recorded separate "Live from the White House" television interviews with Jay Levine of WBBM, Muriel Clair of WGN, Dawn Hasbrouck of WFLD, Carol Marin of WMAQ, and Judy Hsu of WLS in Chicago, IL, all for later broadcast.
The President announced the designation of the following individuals as members of a Presidential delegation to attend the Inauguration of Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo as President of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, on January 7: Linda Thomas-Greenfield (head of delegation); Robert Jackson; and Karen Bass.
The President announced his intention to appoint Barbara Jenkins and Tarajean Yazzie- Mintz as members of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.
The President announced his intention to appoint Herbert Block, Eric D. Schwerin, and Gary
P. Zola as members of the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the National Museum and Library Services Board: Sylvia Orozco; Annette Evans Smith; Deborah Taylor; and Jonathan L. Zittrain.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: Tamar Newberger; Eric Ortner; Michael Posner; and Menachem Rosensaft.
January 6
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, in the Lower Cross Hall and Oval Office, the President recorded an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC's "This Week" program for later broadcast.
Also in the afternoon, the President received a briefing from Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser Lisa O. Monaco on the shootings at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
During the day, the President had separate telephone conversations with Gov. Richard L. Scott of Florida and Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief to discuss the shootings at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, offer his condolences to the families and other loved ones of those killed, and extend the assistance of Federal authorities as the investigation continues.
Also during the day, the President met with former Mayor R.T. Rybak of Minneapolis, MN. The White House announced further details on the President's travel to Chicago, IL, on
January 10 to deliver his Farewell Address to the Nation.
The President announced his intention to appoint Daniel Willingham as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.
The President announced his intention to appoint John W. Keker and Mark Pincus as members of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust.
The President announced his intention to appoint Waded Cruzado as a member of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development.
The President announced his intention to appoint Louis Susman as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
The President announced his intention to appoint Joan Ellyn Silber as a member of the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
The President announced his intention to appoint Matthew L. Wiener as a member of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States, and upon appointment, to designate him Vice Chairman.
The President announced his intention to appoint Rosemary Joyce and James W. Willis as members of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
The President announced his intention to appoint Michael A. McFaul as a member of the National Security Education Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Tissa Illangasekare as a member of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
January 7
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Jacksonville, FL, where he attended the wedding of White House Trip Director Marvin D. Nicholson, Jr.
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
January 9
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, in the Oval Office and other White House locations, the President recorded an interview with Steve Kroft of CBS's "60 Minutes" program for later broadcast.
In the evening, the President made revisions to his Farewell Address to the Nation, to be delivered on January 10.
January 10
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, in the Map Room, the President met with Director of Speechwriting Cody
S. Keenan and made revisions to his Farewell Address to the Nation, to be delivered in the evening. Later, in the East Room, he and Mrs. Obama participated in a farewell event and group photograph with the White House Residence staff. Then, they, their daughter Malia, and the President's sister Auma Obama traveled to Joint Base Andrews, MD. Upon arrival, in the Air Force One hangar, he and Mrs. Obama participated in a farewell event for the Presidential Airlift Group. During the event, he made brief remarks, greeted Airlift Group members, and thanked them for their service. Then, he, Mrs. Obama, their daughter Malia, and Auma Obama traveled to Chicago, IL. While en route aboard Air Force One, he recorded an interview with Lester Holt of NBC's "Nightly News" and "Dateline NBC" programs. Later, upon arrival in Chicago, the President traveled to Valois Restaurant.
In the evening, at Valois Restaurant, the President continued his interview with Lester Holt. .
Later, the President, his daughter Malia, and his sister Auma returned to Washington, DC, arriving the following morning.
January 11
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President had an intelligence briefing.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee: John Franke; Lothar von Falkenhausen; Karol Wight; and Nancy Wilkie.
The President announced his intention to appoint Terry Boston as a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition: Christa Dietzen; Benjamin Flanner; Jayne Greenberg; and Barbara Van Dahlen.
The President announced his intention to appoint Grant Harris and Andrew Weinstein as members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint Markos Kounalakis and Mark L. Pryor as members of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
January 12
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, on the Navy Steps of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the President participated in a farewell event and group photograph with U.S. Digital Service staff members.
During the day, the President participated in a farewell event with the Uniformed Division of the U.S. Secret Service.
The White House announced that the President will welcome the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs to the White House on January 16.
The President announced his intention to appoint Joseph Cox as a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
The President announced his intention to appoint Addy R. Schmitt as a member of the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Charles Galbraith and Andrea Sanders as members of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture Arts Development.
The President announced his intention to appoint Carrie Conaway and David Francis as members of the National Board for Education Sciences.
The President announced his intention to appoint Anthony Robles and Brad Snyder as members of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition.
January 13
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining Room, the President had lunch with authors Dave Eggers, Colson Whitehead, Zadie Smith, Barbara Kingsolver, and Junot Díaz, and New York
Times Chief Book Critic Michiko Kakutani. Later, in the Oval office, he participated in an interview with Ms. Kakutani.
January 16
In the afternoon, at the Jobs Have Priority's Naylor Road Program family shelter, the President and Mrs. Obama participated in a service event in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day and visited with shelter residents.
The President announced his intention to nominate Todd P. Haskell to be Ambassador to the Congo.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jason E. Kearns to be a member of the
U.S. International Trade Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Adrienne Harris, Behnaz Kibria, and Jason Miller as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
The President announced his intention to appoint Brady Deaton as a member of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development.
The President announced his intention to appoint Erica Schwartz as a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
The President announced his intention to appoint Marjorie Margolies and Lesley Weiss as members of the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
The President announced his intention to appoint Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes and Lawrence Roberts as members of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Cultural and Arts Development.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council: Cristin Dorgelo; Christy Goldfuss; D.J. Patil; Amy Pope; and Dan Utech.
The President announced his intention to appoint Janine Davidson, Avril D. Haines, and Shawn Skelly as members of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: Daniel Benjamin; Michael Bosworth; Raffi Freedman- Gurspan; Samuel Gordon; Allan Holt; Sarah Hurwitz; Edward Lazarus; Susan Lowenberg; Melissa Rogers; and Maureen Schulman.
January 17
In the morning, in the Situation Room, the President met with senior members of his counterterrorism and homeland security team to review ongoing security planning for the 58th Inauguration, discuss ongoing counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization in Mosul, Iraq, and around Raqqa, Syria, and express his deep appreciation for the contributions of his national security team to these efforts and those of thousands of U.S. personnel deployed around the world who work every day to defend the United States. Later, in the East Room, he participated in separate farewell events for the White House medical unit and General Services Administration staffs.
In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President welcomed Secretary of the Treasury Jack
J. Lew, Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin, and U.S. Mint Principal Deputy Director Rhett Jeppson , who presented him with two medals, one for each term of his Presidency. Then, also in
the Oval Office, he welcomed Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero and other senior leaders from the National Archives and Records Administration to thank them for their service.
The President announced his intention to appoint Anita Fineday and Russ McDonald as members of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children.
The President announced his intention to appoint Valerie B. Jarrett and Susan E. Rice as General Trustees on the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The President announced his intention to appoint Linda Smith as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.
The President announced his intention to appoint Carole Johnson as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Suzy George as a member of the National Security Education Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Jason Collins and Carli Lloyd as Cochairs of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Paulette Aniskoff; Caitlin Cahow; Pamela Coleman; Chase Cushman; Gabrielle Douglas; Debra Eschmeyer; Tara McGuinness; and Ibtihaj Muhammad.
The President announced his intention to appoint Robert Carrigan as a member of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
The President announced his intention to appoint Angus King as a member of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Benjamin J. Rhodes as a member of the
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint Shannon O'Neil and Daniel Restrepo as members of the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board: Kristie A. Canegallo; Christopher Fonzone; Maneesh Goyal; Rudy Mehrbani; Natalie Quillian; and Roberto Rodriguez.
January 18
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President had an intelligence briefing.
During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to thank him for his partnership and review areas of cooperation including defense, civil nuclear energy, climate change, and enhanced people-to-people ties. He also had a telephone conversation with President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai of Afghanistan and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah to discuss his deep appreciation for the steadfast partnership between the United States and Afghanistan and commend the leaders for their commitment to the Afghan people and the National Unity Government's efforts to reduce corruption and support the rule of law.
During the day, in the Roosevelt Room, the President recorded an interview with H. Daniel Pfeiffer, Jonathan E. Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Thomas F. Vietor for Crooked Media's "Pod Save America" podcast for later broadcast.
January 19
In the morning, in the Oval Office, the President and Vice President Joe Biden had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, the President and Vice President Biden had lunch.
During the day, the President and Mrs. Obama had a telephone conversation with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and her husband Joachim Sauer to express appreciation for their personal friendship and efforts to forge deeper partnership between Germany and the United States over the last 8 years, thank Chancellor Merkel for her strong, courageous, and steady leadership, and discuss the crucial importance of maintaining a strong transatlantic bond, a rules- based international order, and the defense of values that have done so much to advance human progress around the world.
January 20
In the morning, on the North Portico, the President and Mrs. Obama welcomed President- elect Donald J. Trump and his wife Melania Trump to the White House. Then, in the Blue Room, they hosted a tea and coffee reception with President-elect Trump and Mrs. Trump. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill, Vice President-elect Michael R. Pence and his wife Karen, and several and the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies leadership also attended. Also in the morning, White House Residence staff presented the President and Mrs.
Obama two flags that flew over the White House, one flown on the first day of his Presidency and one flown the morning of the last day of his Presidency.
Later in the morning, at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, the President and Mrs. Obama attended the swearing-in and Inaugural Address of President Donald J. Trump.
Names: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem; Abdullah, Abdullah; Akufo-Addo, Nana Dankwa; Aniskoff, Paulette; Bass, Karen; Benjamin, Daniel; Biden, Jill T.; Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Block, Herbert; Boston, Terry; Bosworth, Michael; Cahow, Caitlin; Canegallo, Kristie A.; Carrigan, Robert; Clair, Muriel; Coleman, Pamela; Collins, Jason; Conaway, Carrie; Cox, Joseph; Cruzado, Waded; Cushman, Chase; Davidson, Janine; Dayan, Ilana; Deaton, Brady; Díaz, Junot; Dietzen, Christa; Dorgelo, Cristin; Douglas, Gabrielle; Downes, Ann Marie Bledsoe; Eggers, Dave; Erdogan, Recep Tayyip; Eschmeyer, Debra; Favreau, Jonathan E.; Ferriero, David S.; Fineday, Anita; Flanner, Benjamin; Fonzone, Christopher; Francis, David; Franke, John; Freedman-Gurspan, Raffi; Galbraith, Charles; George, Suzy; Ghani Ahmadzai, Ashraf; Goldfuss, Christy; Gordon, Samuel; Goyal, Maneesh; Greenberg, Jayne; Haines, Avril D.; Harris, Adrienne; Harris, Grant; Hasbrouck, Dawn; Haskell, Todd P.; Holt, Allan; Holt, Lester; Hsu, Judy; Hurwitz, Sarah; Illangasekare, Tissa; Jackson, Robert; Jarrett, Valerie B.; Jenkins, Barbara; Jeppson, Rhett; Johnson, Carole; Joyce, Rosemary; Kakutani, Michiko; Kearns, Jason E.; Keenan, Cody S.; Keker, John W.; Kibria, Behnaz; King, Angus; Kingsolver, Barbara; Kounalakis, Markos; Kroft, Steve; Lazarus, Edward; Levine, Jay; Lew, Jacob J.; Lloyd, Carli; Lovett, Jon; Lowenberg, Susan; Margolies, Marjorie; Marin, Carol; McDonald, Russ; McFaul, Michael A.; McGuinness, Tara; Mehrbani, Rudy; Merkel, Angela; Miller, Jason; Modi, Narendra; Monaco, Lisa O.; Morrison, Charles E.; Muhammad, Ibtihaj; Newberger, Tamar; Nicholson, Marvin D., Jr.; Obama, Auma; Obama, Malia; Obama, Michelle; Obama, Natasha "Sasha"; O'Neil, Shannon; Orozco, Sylvia; Ortner, Eric; Patil, D.J.; Pelosi, Nancy; Pence, Karen; Pence, Michael R.; Pfeiffer, Daniel H.; Pincus, Mark; Pope, Amy; Posner, Michael; Pryor, Mark L.; Quillian, Natalie; Raskin, Sarah Bloom; Restrepo, Daniel; Rhodes, Benjamin J.; Rice, Susan E.; Roberts, Lawrence; Robles, Anthony; Rodriguez, Roberto; Rogers, Melissa; Rosensaft, Menachem; Rybak, R.T.; Sanders, Andrea; Sauer, Joachim; Schmitt, Addy R.; Schulman, Maureen; Schumer,
Charles E.; Schwartz, Erica; Schwerin, Eric D.; Scott, Richard L.; Sharief, Barbara; Silber, Joan Ellyn; Skelly, Shawn; Smith, Annette Evans; Smith, Linda; Smith, Zadie; Snyder, Brad; Soetoro- Ng, Maya; Stephanopoulos, George; Susman, Louis; Taylor, Deborah; Thomas-Greenfield, Linda; Trump, Donald J.; Trump, Melania; Utech, Dan; Van Dahlen, Barbara; Vietor, Thomas F.; von Falkenhausen, Lothar; Vuylsteke, Richard R.; Weinstein, Andrew; Weiss, Lesley; Whitehead, Colson; Wiener, Matthew L.; Wight, Karol; Wilkie, Nancy; Willingham, Daniel; Willis, James W.; Wilson, Frederica S.; Yazzie-Mintz, Tarajean; Zittrain, Jonathan L.; Zola, Gary P.
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: Cyber attack on U.S. Democratic National Committee; Smithsonian Institution : John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Sports : Baseball; Syria : Civil war and sectarian conflict; Syria : International diplomatic efforts; Syria : U.S. and coalition airstrikes; Terrorism : Counterterrorism efforts; Terrorism : Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization; Trade Policy and Negotiations, Advisory Committee for; Treasury, Department of the : Deputy Secretary; Treasury, Department of the : Secretary; Turkey : President; Turkey :
Terrorist attack in Istanbul; Turkey : Terrorist attack in Kayseri; Virginia : Joint Base Myer- Henderson Hall; Virginia : President's visits; Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission; White House Office : Assistants to the President :: Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; White House Office : Assistants to the President :: Speechwriting, Director; White House Office : Assistants to the President :: Trip Director; White House Office : U.S. Digital Service; White House Office : Vice President; Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.