Barack Obama 2016-01-01 1 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 2015 College Football Playoff National Champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide--211 2015 National Basketball Association Champion Golden State Warriors--98 2015 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks--152 2015 Women's National Basketball Association Champion Minnesota Lynx--824 2016 National and State Teachers of the Year--532 2016 Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos--742 African American faith and civil rights leaders, meeting with President--155 African American History Month reception--156 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, seventh anniversary, remarks in Jacksonville, FL--202 Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, awards gala dinner--550 Association of Southeast Asian Nations-U.S. summit in Rancho Mirage, CA, opening session--140 Baton Rouge, LA, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session at McKinley Senior High School--41 Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, establishment--445 Butts, former Deputy White House Counsel Cassandra Q., eulogy--753 Cinco de Mayo celebration--553 CNN's "Guns in America" town hall meeting and question-and-answer session in Fairfax, VA--9 College reporters, question-and-answer session--517 Commander in Chief's Trophy, presentation--515 Commutation recipients, lunch with President--387 Congressional Friends of Ireland luncheon--279 Congressional picnic--781 Cybersecurity policy initiatives, announcement--111 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraisers Los Angeles, CA--439 Medina, WA--821 San Francisco, CA--441 Democratic Governors Association--157 Democratic Hope Fund Dallas, TX, reception--265 Los Angeles, CA, dinner--137 Los Angeles, CA, reception--134 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Democratic National Committee fundraisers Atherton, CA--129 Austin, TX--257, 262 Miami, FL--736 New York City--756 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser in Dallas, TX--270 Department of Defense leadership, meeting with President--421 Detroit, MI--63 Easter Prayer Breakfast--384 Economy, national--104, 557 Elkhart, IN PBS NewsHour's "Questions for President Obama" town hall meeting in Elkhart, IN--714 Remarks--704 Federal Emergency Management Agency, hurricane preparedness briefing--701 Financial regulatory reform--222 Flint, MI Remarks--541 Water crisis, Federal Government response efforts--538 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, panel discussion at Stanford University in Stanford, CA--801 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, closure of detention facilities at U.S. Naval Base--180 Gun violence--2, 3 "Hamilton" cast, remarks prior to musical performance--276 Hannover, Germany Hannover Messe Trade Fair, opening ceremony--503 Remarks--506 Hanoi, Vietnam Civil society leaders, meeting with President Obama--627 Remarks--628 Havana, Cuba Entrepreneurs, question-and-answer session--314 Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso--325 U.S. Embassy staff--303 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan--670 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, entrepreneurship panel discussion at DreamPlex coworking space--634 House Democratic Issues Conference in Baltimore, MD--78 Howard University, commencement address--563 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Illinois General Assembly in Springfield, IL--113 Inslee, Gov. Jay R., reception in Seattle, WA--815 International Jazz Day, White House concert--525 Iran--58 Islamic Society of Baltimore in Catonsville, MD--86 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization, U.S. efforts to combat Central Intelligence Agency Headquarters in Langley, VA, meeting--452 Department of State, meeting--199 Department of the Treasury, meeting--770 Joining Forces initiative, fifth anniversary, remarks at Joint Base Andrews, MD--555 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month reception--759 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, seventh anniversary--81 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Japan, remarks to U.S. and Japanese troops--668 Medal of Honor, SCPO Edward C. Byers, Jr., presentation--208 Memorial Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--698 National economy--219 National Governors Association Dinner--160 Question-and-answer session--161 National Medal of Science, presentation--607 National Medal of technology and innovation, presentation--607 National Prayer Breakfast--94 National Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, panel discussion in Atlanta, GA--367 NCAA men's basketball champion Villanova University--702 NCAA women's basketball champion University of Connecticut Huskies--571 Nuclear Security Summit Closing session--402 Opening plenary session--400 Orlando, FL, terrorist attack Briefing--764 Remarks in Orlando, FL--783 Remarks in Washington, DC--763 Parliament in Ottawa, Canada--849 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, remarks in Milwaukee, WI--214 PBS, "A Tribute to Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House"--191 Plan Colombia reception--100 Precision medicine, panel discussion--192 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, presentation--603 Righteous Among the Nations Medal, ceremony honoring recipients at Israeli Embassy--74 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Rutgers University-New Brunswick, commencement address in Piscataway, NJ--596 Scalia, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin G., death, remarks in Rancho Mirage, CA--139 SelectUSA Investment Summit--790 Shima City, Japan--662 South by Southwest Interactive Festival, question-and-answer session in Austin, TX--246 Springfield, IL--123 State Department's Global Chiefs of Mission Conference--271 St. Patrick's Day Reception--284 Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action and immigration--797 Tax Code reform--418 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, award ceremony--362 United State of Women Summit--774 University of Chicago Law School, U.S. Supreme Court, question-and-answer session in Chicago, IL--423 University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, NE--34 U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, commencement address--729 U.S. Conference of Mayors--71 Weekly addresses--1, 25, 55, 73, 83, 108, 138, 159, 207, 221, 264, 302, 360, 413, 444, 457, 479, 527, 562, 595, 612, 697, 739, 762, 785, 823 White House Correspondents' Association dinner--528 White House Easter Egg Roll--361 White House Mentorship and Leadership Program, lunch with participants--758 White House Science Fair--447 Women's History Month reception--295 Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride, opening ceremony--455 Yosemite National Park, CA--787 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session in Buenos Aires, Argentina--342 Young Leaders of the United Kingdom, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session in London, United Kingdom--480 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam--644 Zika virus, meeting on preparedness efforts--609 Addresses to the Nation State of the Union--26 Appointments and Nominations See also Digest, Nominations Submitted, and Checklist at the end of this volume Cybersecurity, Commission on Enhancing National, Chair and Vice Chair, appointment, remarks--151 U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, nomination Remarks--290 Teleconference call--300 Bill Signings and Vetoes Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, signing remarks--573 Financial advisers conflict of interest, legislation nullifying Department of Labor rule, veto message--756 FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, signing remarks--856 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, signing remarks--795 Judicial Redress Act of 2015, signing remarks--188 Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, signing remarks--856 Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, veto message--24 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Signing remarks--188 Signing statement--189 U.S. waters jurisdictional boundaries, legislation nullifying U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency rule, veto message--63 Communications to Congress Adversaries in space, integrated policy to deter, letter transmitting report and classified annex--668 Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, message transmitting--128 Belarus, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--761 Budget amendments for fiscal year 2017, letter transmitting--422 Burma, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--606 Central African Republic, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--571 Combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces, letter on global deployment--767 Côte d'Ivoire, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--93 Cuba, anchorage and movement of vessels, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation and modification--190 Digital computer exports, letter transmitting report--729 District of Columbia fiscal year 2016 budget request, letter transmitting--85 Communications to Congress--Continued Dominican Republic-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--127 Electronic Communications in International Contracts, U.N. Convention on the Use of, message transmitting--128 Hungary-U.S. social security agreement, message transmitting--84 Independent Guarantees and Stand-By Letters of Credit, U.N. Convention on, message transmitting--126 International Trade, U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in--127 Iran Implementation authorities outside scope of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and revocation of certain U.S. sanctions, letter--56 U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--225 Iraq, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--607 Kazakhstan-U.S. Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, message transmitting to Senate--301 Libya Blocking property and suspending entry into U.S., message--458 U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--179 Malicious cyber-enabled activities, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--383 Marrakesh Treaty To Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, message transmitting to Senate--125 Middle East, terrorists who threaten to disrupt the peace process, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--70 Montenegro, North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of, message transmitting protocol--827 North Korea Blocking property and prohibiting transactions, message--298 U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--793 Norway, nuclear energy cooperation with U.S., message transmitting proposed agreement--780 Somalia, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--417 South Sudan, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--389 Syria, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--537 Ukraine, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--213 Communications to Congress--Continued Venezuela, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--219 Western Balkans, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--794 Yemen, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--574 Zika virus, preparedness and response efforts, letter transmitting supplemental budget request--180 Zimbabwe, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--214 Communications to Federal Agencies Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, delegation of functions and authorities, memorandum--55 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, delegation of authority, memorandum--72 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters Flint, MI--538 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--463 Shima City, Japan--657, 662 Washington, DC--387 White House--104, 184, 222, 418, 517, 557, 764, 797 Interviews ABC, "World News Tonight With David Muir" program--875-876 Atlantic magazine--863, 870 BBC News--883 Bloomberg News--894 BuzzFeed News--888 CBS, "CBS This Morning" program--866, 881 CBS, "Late Show With Stephen Colbert"--866 CBS News--862-863 Channel NewsAsia--868 CNN--884 CNN, "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" program--890 CNN en Español--873 Colorado Springs Gazette--892 DiCaprio, Leonardo--870 ESPN--874, 876 Facebook Live--897 Fox News, "Fox News Sunday" program--879 KABC in Los Angeles, CA--864 KCCI in Des Moines, IA--885 KCNC in Denver, CO--864 KPIX in Oakland, CA--864 KSAZ in Phoenix, AZ--885 KSL in Salt Lake City, UT--864 Los Angelese Times--867 Miranda, Lin-Manuel--873 Interviews With the News Media--Continued Interviews--Continued National Geographic, "Explorer" program--895 NBC, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"--867 NBC, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"--893 NBC, "Today" program--860 New York Times--885 NHK News--888 NPR--875, 898 PBS, "Charlie Rose" program--884 Players' Tribune website--893 Politico, "Off Message" podcast--863 Rutgers University Daily Targum--887 Time magazine--871 VICE News--888 WCAU in Philadelphia, PA--864 WDAF in Kansas City, MO--885 WISN in Milwaukee, WI--864, 885 WKRC in Cincinnati, OH--885 WMUR in Manchester, NH--885 WWBT in Richmond, VA--864 Yahoo! Finance--881 YouTube hosts--861 Joint news conferences Argentina, President Macri--332 Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau--228, 830 Cuba, President Castro--304 Germany, Chancellor Merkel--493 Mexico, President Peña Nieto--830 United Kingdom, Prime Minister Cameron--467 Vietnam, President Quang--613 News conferences February 16--141 April 1--407 Joint Statements Association of Southeast Asian Nations, leaders--149 Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau Climate, clean energy, and environment partnership--844 Climate, energy, and Arctic leadership--238 Softwood lumber--848 China, President Xi Climate change--394 Nuclear security cooperation--395 Group of Seven nations, leaders--673 Gulf Cooperation Council leaders--460 India, enduring global partnership with U.S.--746 Japan, Prime Minister Abe--404 Kazakhstan, President Nazarbayev, nonproliferation and nuclear security cooperation--398 Mexico, President Peña Nieto, climate, clean energy, and environment partnership--844 Joint Statements--Continued Nuclear Security Summit leaders 2016 Communique--405 Global nuclear security, strengthening efforts--406 U.S.-Nordic States leaders--581 Vietnam, President Quang--623 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements Abu Dhabi, Crown Prince Mohammed--882 Afghanistan Chief Executive Officer Abdullah--872 President Ghani--872 Albania, Prime Minister Rama--881 Argentina, President Macri--356, 358, 876-877 Australia, Prime Minister Turnbull--61, 862, 887 Belgium, Prime Minister Michel--875-876 Brazil, President Rousseff--864 Burma Member of Parliament Aung San Suu Kyi--879 President Htin Kyaw--879 Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau--226, 243, 866, 873, 894, 898-899 China, President Xi--392, 866 Colombia, President Santos--865 Cuba, President Castro--876 Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso--894 Denmark, Prime Minister Rasmussen--575, 578, 591, 888 Ecuador, President Correa--882 Finland, President Niinistö--575, 578, 591, 888 France, President Hollande--397, 870, 875, 884 Germany, Chancellor Merkel--505, 863, 870, 884, 898 Iceland, Prime Minister Jóhannsson--575, 578, 591, 888 India, Prime Minister Modi--744, 893 Iraq, Prime Minister Abadi--859, 889 Ireland, Prime Minister Kenny--278 Italy President Mattarella--109, 866 Prime Minister Renzi--870, 884 Japan, Prime Minister Abe--390, 657, 670, 860, 866, 891 Jordan, King Abdullah--184, 861 Kenya, President Kenyatta--897 Kuwait, Amir Sabah--883 Mexico, President Peña Nieto--827, 861, 886, 898 Netherlands, Prime Minister Rutte--400 Nordic States, leaders--578 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General Stoltenberg--414 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials--Continued Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister--874 First Minister--874 Norway, Prime Minister Solberg--575, 578, 591, 888 P5-plus-1 leaders--399 Pakistan, Prime Minister Sharif--878 Peru, President-elect Kuczynski--896 Philippines, President-elect Duterte--888 Qatar, Amir Tamim--883 Russia, President Putin--861, 868, 870, 874, 881 Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman--895 King Salman--459, 882 South Korea, President Park--390, 860, 866 Sweden, Prime Minister Löfven--575, 578, 591, 888 Turkey, President Erdogan--862, 869, 878, 889, 895, 899 United Arab Emirates, Armed Forces Deputy Supreme Commander Mohammed--882 United Kingdom Labor Party Leader Corbyn--883 Prime Minister Cameron--865, 870, 883-884, 898 Prince William and Prince Harry--883 Queen Elizabeth--883 Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary Trong--890 National Assembly Chairwoman Ngan--890 President Quang--622, 890 Prime Minister Dung--868 Prime Minister Phúc--890 Resignations and Retirements Austin, Gen. Lloyd J., III, retirement, statement--422 Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman, resignation, statement--383 U.S. Solicitor General, resignation, statement--736 White House Director of Legislative Affairs, resignation, statement--83 Statements by the President See also Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements Armenian Remembrance Day--478 Ash Wednesday--125 Burma, Inauguration of Htin Kyaw as President--389 California Legislature Passage of legislation to expand paid family leave--445 Passage of legislation to raise minimum wage and provide paid sick leave--417 Crash of U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E helicopters in Hawaii--73 Statements by the President--Continued Deaths Ali, Muhammad--740 Bennett, former Sen. Robert F.--554 Butts, Cassandra Q., former Deputy White House Counsel--697 Chavez, Helen Fabela--753 Howe, Gordie--761 Mansur, Akhtar Mohammad--627 Medicine Crow, Joseph--417 Nelson, Prince R.--467 Reagan, former First Lady Nancy Davis--222 Summitt, Patricia S. Head--826 Voinovich, former Sen. George V.--779 District of Columbia's passage of legislation to raise minimum wage--826 Easter--360 Education reform--536 European Reassurance Initiative--85 Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, International Day of Zero Tolerance for--108 Georgia Legislature's passage of legislation on criminal justice reform--517 HIV/AIDS in the U.S., 35th anniversary--740 Holocaust Remembrance Day--549 Homophobia and Transphobia, International Day Against--605 International Women's Day--224 Israel, Rep. Steven J., decision not to seek reelection--8 Juneteenth--789 King, John B., Jr., Senate confirmation as Secretary of Education--277 McDermott, Rep. James A., decision not to seek reelection--3 New York Legislature's passage of legislation to raise minimum wage and provide paid family leave--416 Statements by the President--Continued North Korea, U.N. Security Council sanctions--213 Oregon Legislature's passage of legislation to raise minimum wage--213 Orthodox Christmas--8 Orthodox Easter--525 Passover--479 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sixth anniversary--331 Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, congressional passage--847 Ramadan--741 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, 43d anniversary--73 Rwandan genocide, 22d anniversary--438 Takai, Rep. K. Mark, decision not to seek reelection--612 Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 70th anniversary of accession to throne--752 Torture, International Day in Support of Victims of--824 Trans-Pacific Partnership, signing--93 United Kingdom, European Union membership referendum--814 U.S. hostages abroad and personnel recovery efforts, first anniversary of directive--814 U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, selection of nominee--289 Vermont Legislature's passage of legislation to require employers to provide paid sick leave--225 Vesak, observance--611 Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt , U.S. Supreme Court decision--826 World Refugee Day--793