Barack Obama 2015-07-01 2 Document Categories List 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; Resignations and Retirements 13th amendment, 150th anniversary--1567 2014 Women's National Basketball Association Champion Phoenix Mercury--1063 2015 FIFA World Cup Champion U.S. Women's National Soccer Team--1377 Afghanistan, U.S. military strategy--1308 African Growth and Opportunity Act, reception celebrating reauthorization--944 African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--1005 Aging, White House Conference on--892 Alaska Kanakanak Beach in Dillingham--1092 Kotzebue Middle/High School in Kotzebue--1094 N&N Market in Dillingham--1093 Alaska Natives, roundtable discussion with leaders in Anchorage, AK--1086 Americans with Disabilities Act, 25th anniversary--931 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit, panel discussion in Manila, Philippines--1459 Association of Southeast Asian Nations, business and investment summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia--1494 Basin and Range National Monument, establishment, signing the proclamation--890 Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, establishment, signing the proclamation--890 Business Roundtable, remarks and question-and-answer session--1150 Charleston, WV, prescription drug abuse and heroin use, question-and-answer session--1332 Chattanooga, TN, shootings--925 Climate change, roundtable discussion with business leaders--1326 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Phoenix Awards dinner--1168 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, annual awards gala--1285 ConnectHome initiative in Durant, OK--918 Criminal justice reform, panel discussion--1353 Cuba and U.S., reestablishment of diplomatic relations and permanent diplomatic missions--857 Addresses and Remarks --Continued Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser in New York City--1397 Democratic National Committee fundraisers Chicago, IL--1388 LGBT Gala in New York City--1205 Los Angeles, CA--1298, 1303 New York City--1399 Potomac, MD--1403 San Francisco, CA--1295 Democratic National Committee Women's Leadership Forum, annual issues conference--1365 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser in New York City--941 Didlake, Emma, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps World War II veteran, visit with President--927 Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan--1028 Ethiopia FAFFA Food factory in Addis Ababa--1004-1005 South Sudan and counterterrorism issues, meeting in Addis Ababa--1000 Export-Import Bank of the U.S., meeting with small-business owners to discuss reauthorization--943 Federal Correctional Institution El Reno in El Reno, OK--924 Fort George G. Meade, MD, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--1120 Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, USMC, Armed Forces farewell tribute at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA--1192 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, panel discussion--948 Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER) conference in Anchorage, AK--1087 Greater Boston Labor Council, Labor Day breakfast in Boston, MA--1102 Hanukkah receptions--1570, 1571 Hispanic Heritage Month reception--1312 Homeland security--1531 Hurricane preparedness and recovery efforts, briefing in New Orleans, LA--1065 Independence Day celebration--879 International Association of Chiefs of Police, annual conference in Chicago, IL--1379 Iran, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent nuclear weapons development Live webcast and question-and-answer session--1072 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Iran, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent nuclear weapons development--Continued Remarks--896, 1039 Veterans and Gold Star mothers, roundtable discussion--1116 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization, U.S. strategy to counter, remarks at Pentagon in Arlington, VA--879, 1581 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, honors reception--1560 Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, AK Boat tour, remarks prior--1092 Exit Glacier--1091 Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, civil society leaders, question-and-answer session--979 Keystone XL Pipeline project--1419 Kids' state dinner--889 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Civil society roundtable discussion--1501 Dignity for Children Foundation--1500 Macomb Community College in Warren, MI--1110 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--1017 Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, HI--1605 Medal of Honor, presentation to Capt. Florent A. Groberg--1432 Mission Innovation initiative in Le Bourget, France--1542 NAACP annual convention in Philadelphia, PA--899 Nairobi, Kenya--972 Nashville, TN, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session at Taylor Stratton Elementary School--858 National Christmas Tree, lighting ceremony--1558 National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas, NV--1055 National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, VA, briefing--1587 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emmitsburg, MD--1258 National Guard Spc. Aleksander Skarlatos, USA, A1C Spencer Stone, USAF, and Anthony Sadler, meeting with President--1163 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal, presentation--1117 Naturalization ceremony at the National Archives and Records Administration--1583 NCAA men's basketball champion Duke University Blue Devils--1108 NCAA women's basketball champion University of Connecticut Huskies--1147 Nevada State Democratic Party fundraiser in Henderson, NV--1060 Addresses and Remarks--Continued New Orleans, LA Faubourg Lafitte neighborhood, tour--1064 Hurricane Katrina, 10th anniversary--1066 North High School in Des Moines, IA, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--1133 Organizing for Action Dinner--1427 Summit--1424 PBS, "A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House"--1307 Philippines, Navy Frigate BRP Gregorio del Pilar , President Obama's tour in Manila--1450 Power Africa Innovation Fair in Nairobi, Kenya--952 Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation--1526 Reach Higher initiative's "Beating the Odds" Summit--946 Roseburg, OR, shooting Meeting with families of victims in Roseburg, OR--1288 Remarks--1241 Rutgers University-Newark in Newark, NJ--1393 San Bernardino, CA, terrorist attack Families of victims, meeting with President in San Bernardino, CA--1602 National security team meeting--1556 Sen. Patricia L. Murray, fundraiser in Seattle, WA--1289 State legislators, meeting with President--1236 Terrorist attacks in Paris, France--1438 Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony--1532 Trans-Pacific Partnership leaders in Manila, Philippines--1466 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement Meeting with agriculture and business leaders--1262 National security leaders, meeting with President--1436 United Nations in New York City General Assembly--1209 Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism--1230 Leaders' Summit on Peacekeeping--1218 Sustainable Development Summit--1200 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in La Crosse, WI--871 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Le Bourget, France--1538 U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement, adoption--1580 U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Presidential Unit Citation--1176 Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--1430 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Veterans of Foreign Wars, national convention in Pittsburgh, PA--934 VICE News documentary "Fixing the System," White House screening--1164 Voting Rights Act, 50th anniversary--1048 Waco Mammoth National Monument, establishment, signing the proclamation--890 Weekly addresses--878, 891, 928, 947, 1016, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1085, 1101, 1132, 1167, 1199, 1257, 1293, 1325, 1370, 1391, 1421, 1439, 1535, 1559, 1578, 1603, 1604 White House Astronomy Night--1329 White House Demo Day Exhibition--1036 White House Summit on Worker Voice Question-and-answer session--1271 Remarks--1266 White House Tribal Nations Conference, panel discussion and question-and-answer session--1406 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, town hall and question-and-answer session at Taylor's University in Subang Jaya, Malaysia--1474 Addresses to the Nation U.S. counterterrorism strategy--1563 Appointments and Nominations See also Digest, Nominations Submitted, and Checklist at the end of this volume Acting Education Secretary, designation, remarks--1243 Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics, designation, statement--1586 Global Coalition To Counter ISIL, Special Presidential Envoy, appointment, remarks--1369 Bill Signings and Vetoes Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signing remarks--1392 Carbon pollution emission guidelines, legislation nullifying Environmental Protection Agency rule, memorandum of disapproval--1601 Every Student Succeeds Act, signing remarks--1572 Greenhouse gas emissions standards of performance, legislation nullifying Environmental Protection Agency rule, memorandum of disapproval--1600 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Signing statement--1534 Veto message--1364 Veto remarks--1363 Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act, signing remarks--1050 Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, signing remarks--1015 Communications to Congress Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, message designating emergency funding--1241 Burundi African Growth and Opportunity Act, message on terminating designation as beneficiary country--1391 Blocking property of certain persons--1515 Cameroon, U.S. Armed Forces personnel deployment, letter--1306 Colombia, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1328 Combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces, letter on global deployment--1575 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1347 Czech Republic-United States Supplementary Social Security Agreement, message transmitting--1264 Export control regulations, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1051 Federal employees, letter transmitting alternative plan--1084, 1543 Global counterterrorism and overseas contingency operations Letter designating funds--1601 Message designating funds--1240 International Monetary Fund, designation of emergency funding, letter--1602 Iran, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1429 Lebanon, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1014 Liberia U.S. national emergency, letter on termination--1435 U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--927 Seychelles, African Growth and Opportunity Act, message on terminating designation as beneficiary country--1240 Seychelles, Uruguay, and Venezuela, Generalized System of Preferences program, message on terminating designation as beneficiary countries--1239 South Africa, African Growth and Opportunity Act, duty-free treatment of agricultural goods, letter on suspension--1419 Sudan, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1390 Terrorism, persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1166 Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1119 Communications to Congress--Continued Transnational criminal organizations, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--941 Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, notice of intention to enter, letter--1418 Uniformed servicemembers, letter transmitting alternative pay plan--1084 U.S.-Algeria Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, message transmitting to Senate--1262 U.S.-Jordan Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, message transmitting to Senate--1566 Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1436 Communications to Federal Agencies Prescription drug abuse and heroin use, reduction efforts, memorandum--1345 U.N. Peace Operations, U.S. support, memorandum--1222 White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable, memorandum on establishment--1177 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters FAFFA Food factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--1005 Federal Correctional Institution El Reno in El Reno, OK--924 Manila, Philippines--1453, 1468 Pentagon in Arlington, VA--879 White House--929, 1308 Interviews ABC, "This Week" program--1634 BBC News--1612 Brownfield Ag News Radio--1627 CANAL+/iTELE television network--1638 Capital FM in Nairobi, Kenya--1613 CBS, "60 Minutes" program--1627 CBS News--1638 CNN, "Fareed Zakaria GPS" program--1616 Columnists, off-the-record interview--1642 "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" online series--1640 Comedy Central, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"--1612 Foreign policy columnists--1615 Forward.com--1619 Fox News--1628 HBO--1626 KIRO in Seattle, WA--1618, 1632 KMBZ in Kansas City, MO--1632 KRLD in Dallas, TX--1632 Mic.com--1616 Interviews With the News Media--Continued Interviews--Continued NBC News--1632 NBC, "Nightly News With Lester Holt" program--1632 NBC, "Running Wild With Bear Grylls" program--1620 New York Review of Books--1622 New York Times--1609, 1616 NPR, "Marketplace" program--1627 NPR, "Morning Edition" program--1616, 1643 PBS--1629 Rolling Stone magazine--1620 VICE News--1611 WJLA in Washington, DC--1618 WPVI in Philadelphia, PA--1618 WUSF in Tampa, FL--1632 WVEE in Atlanta, GA--1632 WWL in New Orleans, LA--1618 WXYZ in Detroit, MI--1618 Yahoo! News--1641 Joint news conferences China, President Xi--1181 Ethiopia, Prime Minister Hailemariam--991 France, President Hollande--1516 Kenya, President Kenyatta--954 South Korea, President Park--1314 News conferences July 15--906 October 2--1246 November 16--1442 November 22--1505 December 1--1546 December 18--1590 Joint Statements Afghanistan, President Xi--1194 Association of Southeast Asian Nations-U.S. strategic partnership--1502 China, President Xi--1538 Indonesia, President Widodo--1372 Kenya-U.S. Joint Commitment To Promote Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Efforts in Kenya--965 Pakistan, Prime Minister Sharif--1348 Peacekeeping, Declaration of U.N. Leaders' Summit on--1220 Saudi Arabia, King Salman--1100 South Korea, President Park--1324 Trans-Pacific Partnership leaders--1467 U.S.-Vietnam joint vision statement--885 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials See also Joint Statements Abu Dhabi, Crown Prince Mohammed--1610, 1621, 1629, 1630, 1634, 1643 Afghanistan Chief Executive Officer Abdullah--1612 President Ghani--1612, 1627 African Union, Commission Chairperson Dlamini Zuma--1613, 1614 Argentina, President-elect Macri--1637 Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders--1503 Australia Prime Minister Abbott--1622 Prime Minister Turnbull--1451, 1626 Prime Minister-elect Turnbull--1622 Brazil, President Rousseff--1640, 1641 Burma National League for Democracy Party Leader Aung San Suu Kyi--1633 President Thein Sein--1633 Canada Prime Minister Harper--1630 Prime Minister Trudeau--1468 Prime Minister-elect Trudeau--1629 Chile, President Bachelet--1625 China, President Xi--1179, 1198, 1536, 1611, 1624-1625, 1641 Cuba, President Castro--1625 Ethiopia, Prime Minister Hailemariam--1001, 1613 European Union, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mogherini--1610 France Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Fabius--1635 President Hollande--1607, 1610, 1618, 1634, 1636-1641 Germany Chancellor Merkel--1610, 1618, 1624, 1635 President Gauck--1264 Greece, Prime Minister Tsipras--1608, 1624 Holy See (Vatican City), Pope Francis--1173, 1624 India, Prime Minister Modi--1216, 1541, 1633, 1640 Indonesia, President Widodo--1371 Iraq, Prime Minister Abadi--1625, 1631 Israel President Rivlin--1568, 1570 Prime Minister Netanyahu--1422, 1610 Italy, Prime Minister Renzi--1635-1636 Japan, Prime Minister Abe--1473, 1618 Kazakhstan, President Nazarbayev--1625 Kenya Opposition party leaders--1613 President Kenyatta--952, 969, 1613 Malaysia, Prime Minister Najib--1492 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials--Continued Mexico, President Peña Nieto--1624 Nigeria, President Buhari--929 Oman, Sultan Qaboos--1623 Pakistan, Prime Minister Sharif--1347 Peru, Presidnet Humala--1624 Philippines, President Aquino--1453 Qatar, Amir Tamim--1631 Russia, President Putin--1610, 1625, 1638 Saudi Arabia King Salman--1099, 1609, 1620, 1623, 1630, 1634 Minister of Foreign Affairs Jubayr--1611 Singapore, Prime Minister Lee--1504, 1622 Small island nation leaders--1545 South Africa, President Zuma--1633 South Korea, President Park--1629 Spain, King Felipe--1148, 1622 Sudan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ghandour--1613 Turkey President Erdogan--1440, 1544, 1612, 1628, 1633, 1637, 1643 Prime Minister Davutoglu--1633 Uganda, President Museveni--1613 Ukraine President Poroshenko--1625 Prime Minister Yatsenyuk--1609 United Arab Emirates, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Mohammed--1610, 1621, 1629-1630, 1634, 1643 United Kingdom Prime Minister Cameron--1610, 1624, 1635, 1639 Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex--1389 United Nations, Secretary-General Ban--1033, 1215, 1641 Vietnam, Communist Party General Secretary Trong--884 Resignations and Retirements 21st-Century Policing Task Force Cochair, resignation, statement--1306 Education Secretary, resignation, remarks--1243 Global Coalition To Counter ISIL, Special Presidential Envoy, resignation, remarks--1369 Statements by the President See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements 2015 Nobel Peace Prize recipients--1289 Christians, persecution--1604 Colorado Springs, CO, shooting--1536 Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism, U.N. Leaders' Summit on, Chair--1233 Cuba, U.S. policy--1589 Statements by the President--Continued Deaths Berger, former National Security Adviser Samuel R. "Sandy"--1555 Berra, Lawrence P. "Yogi"--1175 Berrien, Jacqueline--1429 Boggs, Grace Lee--1261 Bond, H. Julian--1054 Brewer, Jacob T.--1172 Cooper, George E.--929 Didlake, Emma--1054 Kalam, Abdul A.P.J.--1014 Lepow, Brandon D.--1305 McKay, Rick--1439 Prince Saud al-Faysal bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia--888 Robinson, Amelia Boynton--1064 Stokes, former Rep. Louis--1054 Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, civilian casualties--1258 Eid al-Fitr--926 El Faro cargo ship, sinking--1284 Farr, Rep. Samuel S., decision not to seek reelection--1439 Federal budget legislation, Congressional passage--1390 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, Congressional passage--1559 Former President Jimmy Carter, health--1052 Fourth World Conference on Women, 20th anniversary--1208 Hajj and Eid al-Adha--1175 Statements by the President--Continued Hanukkah--1563 Hinojosa, Rep. Rubén, decision not to seek reelection--1439 Immigration and Nationality Act, 50th anniversary--1258 Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent nuclear weapons development, House of Representatives action--1132 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent nuclear weapons development, implementation--1326 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent nuclear weapons development, Senate action--1119 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization, steps taken by the United Kingdom and Germany to counter--1555 Jalalabad, Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force C-130J crash--1257 Kline, Rep. John P., Jr., decision not to seek reelection--1098 Kwanzaa--1606 Military occupational specialties, Defense Department decision opening all to women--1557 Montgomery bus boycott, 60th anniversary--1555 Srebrenica genocide, 20th anniversary--891 Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement--1261 World War II in the Pacific, 70th anniversary of conclusion--1098 Yom Kippur--1173