Barack Obama 2011-01-01 1 Document Categories List Addresses to the Nation Afghanistan, drawdown of U.S. military personnel--691 Libya situation--306 State of the Union--48 Addresses and Remarks See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings and Vetoes; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials Alcoa Davenport Works in Riverdale, IA--711 Allison Transmission, Inc., headquarters in Indianapolis, IN--496 American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference--570 America's Great Outdoors Initiative--128 Annandale, VA, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--393 bin Laden, Usama, death of Al Qaida terrorist organization leader--480 Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, TN Commencement address--524 Remarks to senior class--524 Brazil Brazil-U.S. Business Council Summit in Brasilia--255 Rio de Janeiro--259 U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum in Brasilia--254 Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA--706 Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, VA--567 Chrysler Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, OH--633 Cinco de Mayo celebration--494 Commander in Chief's Trophy, presentation to U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons--389 Congress Congressional leaders and spouses, dinner--487 Congressional picnic--680 Congressional Medal of Honor--482 Cree, Inc., manufacturing facility in Durham, NC--659 Democracy and development, discussion in Warsaw, Poland--614 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser in Boston, MA--208 Democratic National Committee fundraisers Austin, TX--510 Boston, MA--543 Brookline, MA--549 Chicago, IL--375, 378, 381 Culver City, CA--439, 440 Addresses and Remarks --Continued Democratic National Committee fundraisers--Continued Los Angeles, CA--446 Miami Beach, FL--663 Miami, FL--666, 671 New York City--314-315, 452, 455, 458, 697, 701, 703 Philadelphia, PA--734, 737 San Francisco, CA--417, 420, 425 Washington, DC--236, 531, 533, 562, 686, 688 West Lake Hills, TX--514 Easter Egg Roll--450 Easter prayer breakfast--392 Egypt situation--67, 69, 103 El Paso, TX--504 Families USA Health Action 2011 conference--63 Federal budget--333, 355, 359, 361, 365 Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, National Commission on, cochairmen, meeting--373 Fort Campbell, KY--500 Fort Drum, NY--694 Gamesa Technology Corp. manufacturing facility in Fairless Hills, PA, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--338 General Electric plant in Schenectady, NY--41 George Washington University--365 Georgetown University--318 Germany, shootings of U.S. military personnel in Frankfurt--167 Greek Independence Day celebration--292 Holbrooke, Richard C., former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, memorial service--18 Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, OR--131 Ireland, Trinity College Dublin in Dublin--576 Japan situation--243 Jewish American Heritage Month reception--538 Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, VA Overflow crowd--229 Remarks--230 Kennedy, John F., 50th anniversary of Presidential Inauguration--38 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month, reception--730 Libya situation--150, 246, 258 Major League Soccer champion Colorado Rapids--709 Memorial Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--628 Miami Central High School in Miami, FL Overflow crowd--181 Remarks--182 Tour--181 Addresses and Remarks --Continued Miami Dade College, commencement address in Miami, FL--473 Military families Government support, strengthening efforts--45 Joining Forces initiative to support, remarks announcing--364 Military fathers and their children, event honoring--677 National Action Network's Keepers of the Dream Awards gala in New York City--351 National and State Teachers of the Year--488 National Association of Police Organizations, ceremony honoring TOP COPS awardees--520 National Governors Association Dinner--158 Remarks--159 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast--518 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal, presentation--167 National Prayer Breakfast--72, 76 NCAA football champion Auburn University Tigers--653 NCAA men's basketball champion University of Connecticut Huskies--528 Nelson, Sen. C. William Dinner in Miami, FL--191 Reception in Miami, FL--187 New York City New York City Fire Department firehouse--493 New York Police Department's First Precinct station--494 Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI--97 Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA--650 Nowruz, videotaped remarks--263 Orion Energy Systems, Inc., in Manitowoc, WI--58 Palo Alto, CA, Facebook town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--404 Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology in Baltimore, MD Question-and-answer session--109 Remarks--107 Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA--76 Poetry, White House celebration--518 Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation--124, 649 President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, meeting--152, 657 Pritzker Architecture Prize, ceremony--632 Reno, NV, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--428 Addresses and Remarks --Continued Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the United Nations, building dedication in New York City--311 Saint Patrick's Day Luncheon--241 Reception--245 San Juan, Puerto Rico, welcoming ceremony--674 Santiago, Chile--273 Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Armed Forces farewell tribute in Arlington, VA--732 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks--226 State, Department of--552 Stuart-Hobson Middle School--22 TechBoston Academy in Boston, MA Remarks--202 Tour--202 Thompson Creek Window Co. in Landover, MD--4 Tornado damage, tour in Tuscaloosa, AL--468 Tornado in Joplin, MO Memorial service for victims--623 Tour of damage--622 Tucson, AZ, shootings Memorial service for victims--14 Remarks--9 United Kingdom Parliament in London--598 Tornado destruction in U.S. Midwest, remarks from London--582 Univision's "Es el Momento" town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--294 UPS Customer Center in Landover, MD--327 U.S. and Chinese business leaders, meeting with Presidents Obama and Hu--25 U.S. Chamber of Commerce--88 U.S. Coast Guard Academy, commencement address in New London, CT--539 Wakefield High School, remarks and a question-and-answer session in Arlington, VA--198 Weekly addresses--1, 8, 21, 44, 68, 87, 106, 135, 157, 194, 228, 248, 293, 331, 362, 388, 448, 477, 503, 523, 569, 637, 656, 683, 708 White House Conference on Bullying Prevention--213 White House Correspondents' Association dinner--478 White House press pool--451 White House Press Secretary Robert L. Gibbs's final briefing, remarks prior to--104 Winning the Future Forum on Small Business in Cleveland, OH Access to capital and tax breaks session--142 Closing session--146 Entrepreneur session--138 New media session--143 Opening session--136 Women's Leadership Forum--560 Addresses and Remarks --Continued Women's National Basketball Association champion Seattle Storm--728 Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride, opening ceremony--491 "The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House"--153 Appointments and Nominations See also Digest, Nominations Submitted, and Checklist at the end of this volume China, U.S. Ambassador, remarks--211 Commerce Department, Secretary, nomination, remarks--630 Department of Defense personnel changes, remarks--626 National security team personnel changes, remarks--463 Sudan, U.S. Special Envoy, appointment, statement--326 White House Office, Chief of Staff, appointment, remarks--3 Bill Signings and Vetoes Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, signing statement--375 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, signing statement--386 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, signing statement--7 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, signing statement--2 Communications to Congress 2010 census redistricting, message transmitting apportionment statement--3 Afghanistan and Pakistan, letter transmitting report--332 African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, message transmitting protocols--486 Belarus, blocking property of certain persons undermining democratic processes or institutions, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--676 Burma, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--530 Computer exports, letter transmitting report--96 Cote d'Ivoire, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--61 Cuba Anchorage and movement of vessels, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--154 Communications to Congress --Continued Cuba--Continued Cuban Liberty and Democratic and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, review of title III, letter--13 Iran Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, Executive order authorizing certain sanctions, message reporting--580 U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--207 Iraq, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--539 Kingpin Act, letter transmitting designations--632 Libya Commencement of military operations against, letter reporting--280 Executive order blocking property and prohibiting certain transactions, letter reporting--156 Middle East, terrorists who threaten to disrupt the peace process, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--18 North Korea Executive order prohibiting certain transactions, letter reporting--391 U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--695 Oil subsidies, letter--450 Russian Federation, risk of nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-usable fissile material, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--683 Somalia, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--359 South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, message transmitting protocols--487 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) Letter--71 Message--71 Swiss Confederation-U.S. Taxation Convention, message transmitting protocol amending--62 Syria Executive order blocking property of certain persons with respect to human rights abuses, letter reporting--471 Executive order blocking property of senior officials, letter reporting--548 U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--472 U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces, deployment, letter reporting on--678 Visa Waiver Program and U.S. visa policy with regard to Poland, letter--612 Communications to Congress --Continued Western Balkans, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--696 Zimbabwe, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--171 Communications to Federal Agencies Federal fleet performance, memorandum--583 State, local, and tribal governments, administrative flexibility, lower costs, and better results, memorandum--165 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters Air Force One--2 White House--10, 167, 196, 333 Interviews ABC, "Good Morning America" program--777 ABC, "World News With Diane Sawyer" program--758 BBC, "The Andrew Marr Show"--770 CBS, "60 Minutes" program--765-766 CBS, "The Early Show"--758 El Nuevo Dia--776 ESPN--754 FOX News--747 Hearst Television--774 KCNC in Denver, CO--762 KDKA in Pittsburg, PA--754 KINC in Las vegas, NV--769 KOAT in Albuquerque, NM--754 KXTX in Dallas, TX--769 NBC Nightly News--758 NBC, "Today" program--776 Telemundo--769 Univision--776 WDIV in Detroit, MI--774 WEWS in Cleveland, OH--774 WFAA in Dallas, TX--762 WKYC in Cleveland, OH--763 WLTV in Miami, FL--769 WPVI in Philadelphia, PA--755 WRAL in Raleigh, NC--762 WSB in Atlanta, GA--763 WSOC in Charlotte, NC--755 WSVN in Miami, FL--755 WTHR in Indianapolis, IN--762 WTKR in Norfolk, VA--763 WVEC in Hampton Roads, VA--754 WXYZ in Detroit, MI--763 YouTube.com--745 "Oprah Winfrey Show"--763 Joint news conferences Canada, Prime Minister Harper--79 Chile, President Pinera--264 China, President Hu--27 Interviews With the News Media --Continued Joint news conferences--Continued El Salvador, President Funes--282 Germany, Chancellor Merkel--640 Mexico, President Calderon--171 Poland, Prime Minister Tusk--615 United Kingdom, Prime Minister Cameron--587 News conferences February 11--111 March 11--216 June 29--715 Joint Statements Canada, Prime Minister Harper--84 France, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict--607 Mongolia, President Elbegdorj--681 Russia Bering Strait region--606 Counterterrorism cooperation--605 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict--607 Visa issues--607 Letters and Messages See also Communications to Congress Passover message--387 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements Abu Dhabi, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan--747, 755, 763 Afghanistan, President Karzai--751, 759, 775, 778 Arab League of States, Secretary-General Moussa--773 Armenia, Persident Sargsian--778 Australia, Prime Minister Gillard--196, 752, 767 Azerbaijan, President Aliyev--778 Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa--775 King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa--749, 765 Brazil, President Rousseff--249, 254, 755, 757 Canada, Prime Minister Harper--746, 751, 765, 772 Chile, President Pinera Echenique--281, 756, 757, 765 China Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang--741 President Hu--24-25, 37, 743 Colombia, President Santos--356, 765 Cote d'Ivoire, President Ouattara--761 Denmark, Prime Minister Rasmussen--234 Egypt President Mubarak--743, 745 Prime Minister Sharaf--773 El Salvador, President Funes--291, 756-757 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials --Continued European Union leaders--773 France, President Sarkozy--10, 610, 742, 750, 755, 756-757, 765, 772, 778 Gabon, President Bongo Ondimba--759, 776 Georgia, President Saakashvili--743 Germany, Chancellor Merkel--638, 649, 747, 750, 757, 765, 774, 778 Greece, Prime Minister Papandreous--757 Group of Eight (G-8) nations Leaders--772-773 Outreach representatives--773 India National Security Adviser Menon--745 Prime Minister Singh--767 International Monetary Fund, First Deputy Managing Director Lipsky--773 Ireland President McAleese--771 Prime Minister Kenny--240, 575, 753, 755, 771 Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu--564, 745, 757, 762, 765, 770 Italy President Napolitano--758 Prime Minister Berlusconi--750, 763 Japan, Prime Minister Kan--608, 754, 758 Jordan, King Abdullah II--537, 746, 748, 756 Kazakhstan, President Nazarbayev--765 Kuwait, Amir Sabah--767 Kyrgyzstan, President Otunbaeva--752 Lebanon, Prime Minister Hariri--742 Mexico, President Calderon--750-751, 765 Mongolia, President Elbegdorj--777 New Zealand, Prime Minister Key--749 Nigeria, President Jonathan--775 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General Rasmussen--769, 778 Pakistan, President Zardari--743, 765, 778 Panama, President Martinelli--467 Peru, President-elect Humala Tasso--778 Poland President Komorowski--612, 773 Prime Minister Tusk--773 Qatar, Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani--374, 756 Russia, President Medvedev--604, 744, 757 Saudi Arabia, King Abdallah--742, 745, 747 Solvenia, Prime Minister Pahor--747 Tunisia, Prime Minister Essebsi--773 Turkey, Prime Minister Erdogan--745-746, 748, 750, 756, 763, 776-777 United Kingdom Deputy Prime Minister Clegg--772 Prime Minister Cameron--745, 747-748, 750, 752, 755-757, 762, 765, 771-772, 778 Prince Charles--771 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials --Continued United Kingdom--Continued Prince William--771 Queen Elizabeth II--585, 771-772 United Nations, Secretary-General Ban--750, 773 World Bank, President Zoellick--773 Yemen, President Salih--746 Resignations and Retirements National Counterterrorism Center Director, retirement, statement--655 White House Office, Press Secretary, resignation, statement--3 Statements by the President See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements Afghanistan, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, compound attack in Mazar-e Sharif--331-332 Akaka, Sen. Daniel K., decision not to seek reelection--170 Algeria situation--153 Armenian Remembrance Day--449 Ash Wednesday--212 Bahrain, Government reforms--158 Belarus situation--611 Bingaman, Sen. Jesse F. "Jeff," Jr., decision not to seek reelection--135 Boren, Rep. Daniel D., decision not to seek reelection--649 Budget, Federal, continuing appropriations, congressional passage--170 Chrysler Group LLC--582 Cobell class-action lawsuit on Indian trust management, settlement--686 Conrad, Sen. G. Kent, decision not to seek reelection--23 Cote d'Ivoire situation--213, 337, 363 Cuba, Orlando Zapata Tamayo, first anniversary of death--151 Deaths Adler, former Rep. John H.--332 Bhatti, Shahbaz, Minister of Minorities of Pakistan--169 Broder, David S.--213 Buckles, Frank W.--164 Christopher, Warren M.--259 Eagleburger, Lawrence S.--638 Ferraro, Geraldine--294 Kato, David--62 Kuwata, Kam T.--363 Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr.--23 Tyree, James C.--244 Statements by the President --Continued Egypt situation--102 Emanuel, Rahm I., election as mayor of Chicago, IL--150 Gregoire, Washington Gov. Christine O., decision not to seek reelection--663 Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and terrorist detainee policy--201 Gulf of Mexico, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, first anniversary--417 Haiti earthquake, first anniversary--13 Harman, Rep. Jane L., resignation--96 Hochul, Kathleen C., election to U.S. House of Representatives--583 Holocaust Remembrance Day--485 India, Republic Day--61 International Holocaust Remembrance Day--63 Israeli Independence Day--504 Israel, terrorist attack in Jerusalem--292 Japan, earthquake and tsunami, and Pacific tsunami warning--227 Juneteenth--684 Keepseagle class-action lawsuit on discrimination by the Department of Agriculture, settlement--468 Kohl, Sen. Herbert H., decision not to seek reelection--522 Kosovo Independence Day--131 Kuwait, independence and liberation by coalition forces, anniversaries--155 Lebanon Former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, sixth anniversary of death--107 U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon indictment--22 Libya, U.S. sanctions--155 Lieberman, Sen. Joseph I., decision not to seek reelection--36 Lithuanian National Day--131 Lunar New Year--70 Middle East situation--135 Midwest region, tornadoes--574 Mitchell, George J., resignation of United States Special Envoy for Middle East--522 Statements by the President --Continued Mladic, Ratko, arrest--608 National Aeronautics and Space Administration's day of remembrance--63 National HIV Testing Day--711 New Zealand, earthquake--150 Nigeria, elections--492 Oklahoma City bombing, 16th anniversary--403 Open investment policy, U.S. commitment--685 Patent reform legislation, Senate passage--207 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act--23 Poland, death of President Lech Kaczynski and his delegation, first anniversary--360 Polish Constitution Day--486 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, 38th anniversary--45 Russia Day--656 Rwanda, 1994 genocide, 17th anniversary--358 Serbian National Day--128 Shootings in Tucson, AZ--10 Southeast region, tornadoes--452 Southern Sudan independence referendum--10, 21, 95 Sudan situation--690 Syria situation--360, 448 Terrorist attacks in Egypt and Nigeria--1 Tunisia situation--20 United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS--655 United Nations Human Rights Council, human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity resolution--682 Victims of torture, international day in support of--708 Webb, Sen. James H., decision not to seek reelection--96 West Virginia, Upper Big Branch Mine accident, first anniversary--338 Women's Day, International, 100th anniversary--206 Woolsey, Rep. Lynn C., decision not to seek reelection--715 World Press Freedom Day--490 World Refugee Day--685 Yemen situation--248