Barack Obama 2016-07-01 2 Document Categories List Addresses and Remarks See also Addresses to the Nation; Bill Signings and Vetoes; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion--1261 2015 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals--1007 2016 National Basketball Association Champion Cleveland Cavaliers--1493 2016 Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins--1289 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams--1266 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs--1710 21st-Century Policing, President's Task Force on, implementation of recommendations, briefing--1023 Afghanistan, U.S. military strategy--947 Armed Forces full honor review farewell ceremony, remarks at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA--1668 Athens, Greece--1536 Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, meeting with President--999 Baton Rouge, LA, shooting of law enforcement officers--993 Benjamin Banneker Academic High School--1350 BET, "Love and Happiness: A Musical Experience," White House performance--1393 Cancer Moonshot, Vice President Joe Biden's report--1354 Climate change, panel discussion at South by South Lawn Festival--1275 Community policing and criminal justice reform, meeting--987 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Phoenix Awards dinner--1205 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, annual awards gala--1200 Congressional leaders, meeting with President--1178 Dallas, TX, shooting of law enforcement officers, memorial service for victims--981 Deaths Castile, Philando--951 Sterling, Alton--951 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraisers Chicago, IL, luncheon--1292 La Jolla, CA--1401 New York City--1187 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Democratic National Committee Chilmark, MA, fundraiser--1102 Conference call with stakeholders--1519 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA--1037 Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, fundraisers Charlotte, NC--939 Philadelphia, PA--1179 Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, campaign rallies Ann Arbor, MI--1473 Chapel Hill, NC--1427 Charlotte, NC--1460 Columbus, OH--1420 Columbus, OH, overflow crowd--1419 Durham, NH--1479 Durham, NH, overflow crowd--1478 Fayetteville, NC--1453 Fayetteville, NC, overflow crowd--1452 Jacksonville, FL--1444 Jacksonville, FL, overflow crowd--1444 Kissimmee, FL--1468 Miami, FL--1436 Miami Gardens, FL--1383 North Las Vegas, NV--1395 North Las Vegas, NV, overflow crowd--1395 Orlando, FL--1412 Philadelphia, PA--1485 Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, fundraisers Cleveland, OH--1330 Greensboro, NC--1301 La Jolla, CA, reception--1404 New York City--1209 Democratic senatorial candidates Catherine Cortez Masto in North Las Vegas, NV, overflow crowd--1395 Catherine Cortez Masto in North Las Vegas, NV, rally--1395 Rep. L. Tammy Duckworth in Chicago, IL, fundraiser--1296 Theodore Strickland in Columbus, OH, fundraiser--1324 Department of Defense leadership, meeting with President--1667 Diplomatic corps, White House reception--990 Addresses and Remarks --Continued Disabled American Veterans National Convention in Atlanta, GA--1044 Eid al-Fitr reception--1009 Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey, Jr., meeting with President--999 Fort Lee, VA--1263 Global Development, White House Summit on--1001 Grassroots supporters and Organizing for Action alumni, conference call--1517 Halloween party for local schoolchildren and children of U.S. servicemembers--1418 Hanukkah receptions--1627, 1631 Homeland Security Secretary Jeh C. Johnson, meeting with President--999 Hurricane Matthew, preparedness efforts--1286, 1291 Independence Day celebration--938 International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, HI--1116 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, honors reception--1597 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI--1660 Lake Tahoe Summit, 20th Annual, in Stateline, NV--1112 Louisiana, floods, tour of damage in Zachary--1106 MacDill Air Force Base, FL U.S. counterterrorism strategy--1607 U.S. troops, remarks--1606 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--1073 Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, HI--1659 Medal of Honor, presentation to Lt. Col. Charles S. Kettles--995 "My Brother's Keeper" National Summit--1629 National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts Cmdr. Scott J. Kelly and Capt. Mark E. Kelly, meeting with President--1390 National Christmas Tree, lighting ceremony--1592 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal, presentation--1243 National Museum of African American History and Culture Dedication ceremony--1253 White House reception--1247 Naval Station Rota in Rota, Spain--979 New York City, bombing in Chelsea neighborhood--1212 Our Ocean Conference at the Department of State--1196 Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, remarks on expansion on Midway Atoll--1119 Paris Agreement on climate change--1288 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Conference call with enrollment assisters and volunteers--1409 Miami, FL--1374 President-elect Donald J. Trump, meeting--1493 Presidential election--1490 Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation--1581, 1695 Refugees Leaders' Summit in New York City--1227 Roundtable discussion with business leaders in New York City--1226 Rosh Hashanah, teleconference call with rabbis--1257 Seaside Park, NJ, bombing, remarks in New York City--1212 September 11 terrorist attacks, 15th anniversary, wreath-laying ceremony at Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, VA--1176 Shimon Peres, former President of Israel, memorial service in Jerusalem--1270 Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony--1587 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, business, government, and national security leaders, meeting with President--1203 United Nations General Assembly in New York City--1216 U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement, announcement of formal U.S. entry--1122 U.S. Nobel Prize recipients--1591 U.S.-Africa Business Forum in New York City--1233 Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--1503 Vientiane, Laos Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE)--1154 Remarks--1145 Weekly addresses--936, 992, 1026, 1099, 1101, 1105, 1110, 1121, 1175, 1205, 1252, 1273, 1296, 1348, 1394, 1467, 1505, 1589, 1596, 1621, 1650, 1657, 1666, 1688, 1709 White House Frontiers Conference at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA Panel discussion--1309 Remarks--1319 White House Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest, final briefing, remarks during--1716 White House Tribal Nations Conference--1258 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session in Lima, Peru--1555 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session in Luang Prabang, Laos--1155 Zika virus, response and prevention efforts--935 Addresses to the Nation Farewell Address to the Nation in Chicago, IL--1688 Bill Signings and Vetoes 21st Century Cures Act, signing remarks--1623 Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act, signing statement--1347 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, signing statement--1025 Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act, signing statement--1649 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, veto message--1250 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, signing statement--1655 Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016, veto message--1026 United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016, signing statement--1025 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, signing statement--1648 Communications to Congress Arms Trade Treaty, message transmitting--1619 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, letter designating emergency funding--1622 Budget amendments for fiscal year 2016, letter transmitting--1502 Burma Generalized System of Preferences, message on modifying duty-free treatment--1194 U.S. national emergency, letter on termination--1295 Burundi, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1492 Care, Commission on, final report, letter--1119 Civilian Federal employees, transmitting alternative pay plan Letter--1116, 1617 Message--1590 Colombia, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1371 Combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces, letter on global deployment--1602 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1392 Côte d'Ivoire, U.S. national emergency, message on termination--1195 Cuba Detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base, letter--1729 U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1704 Communications to Congress--Continued Export control regulations, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1099 Global counterterrorism and overseas contingency operations, letter designating funds--1269, 1623 International Trade Commission, U.S. Designation of Chair, letter--1709 Designation of Vice Chair, letter--1101 Iran, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1451, 1705 Kiribati-U.S. maritime boundary treaty, message transmitting--1618 Kosovo-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--1718 Lebanon, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1037 Libya, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1706 Malicious cyber-enabled activities, additional steps to address national emergency, letter--1664 Micronesia-U.S. maritime boundary treaty, message transmitting--1618 Middle East, terrorists who threaten to disrupt the peace process, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1707 Montenegro, North Atlantic Treaty accession, message transmitting report--1246 Serbia-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--1718 South Sudan, U.S. Armed Forces personnel, letter on deployment--986 Sudan Recognizing positive actions and revoking certain U.S. sanctions, letter--1703 U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1419 Terrorism, persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1200 Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1111 Transnational criminal organizations, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1006 Uganda, U.S. Armed Forces personnel, letter on deployment--992 Ukraine, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1707 Uniformed services, alternative pay plan, letter transmitting--1115 U.N. Convention on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration, message transmitting--1620 U.S.-Brazil social security agreement, message transmitting--1616 Communications to Congress--Continued Venezuela, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1708 Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1490 Yemen, U.S. airstrikes, letter--1348 Zika response efforts, letter designating emergency funds--1269 Zimbabwe, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1709 Communications to Federal Agencies Climate change and national security, memorandum--1239 Liberia, refugees in the U.S., deferred enforced departure, memorandum--1265 Louisiana, severe storms and floods, emergency leave transfer program for affected Federal employees, memorandum--1153 Minnesota World's Fair 2023, memorandum--1618 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, delegation of authority, memorandum--1717 Servicemembers, veterans, eligible spouses, and family members, education and training institutions, memorandum on fair practices--1496 U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, mineral leasing, memorandum on withdrawal--1653 U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, mineral leasing, memorandum on withdrawal--1654 Directives Cuba-U.S. relations, normalization--1338 U.S. cyber incident coordination Annex--1033 Policy directive--1028 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters Hangzhou, China--1126 Madrid, Spain--972 White House--1189, 1203, 1291, 1354, 1390, 1716 Zachary, LA--1106 Interviews ABC, "Good Morning America" program--1751 ABC, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" program--1758 ABC, "The President and the People: A National Conversation" town hall and question-and-answer session--1736 ABC, "This Week" program--1773 ARD public television in Germany--1763 BuzzFeed News--1761 CBS, "60 Minutes" program--1774 CBS, "Face the Nation" program--1738 CBS, "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"--1756 Interviews With the News Media--Continued Interviews--Continued Channel 2 in Israel--1773 CNN, "Fareed Zakaria GPS" program--1744 CNN, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session with Active Duty U.S. servicemembers and veterans--1752 Comedy Central, "The Daily Show"--1768 Crooked Media, "Pod Save America" podcast--1777 Der Spiegel magazine--1763 ESPN--1756 Golf Channel--1740 HBO, "Real Time With Bill Maher" program--1760 Jana Sutter--1761 KOAS in Las Vegas, NV--1754 "Love and R&B With John Monds" program--1760 Minnesota Public Radio, "A Prairie Home Companion" program--1733 MiTú--1760 MSNBC, "PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton" program--1761 National Geographic--1745 NBC, "Nightly News" and "Dateline NBC" programs--1774 NBC, "Today" program--1739 New York Times--1744, 1745, 1775 New Yorker magazine--1761, 1762 NowThis News--1760 NPR, "Morning Edition" program--1769 People magazine--1766 Rickey Smiley--1754 Rolling Stone magazine--1762 Snapchat--1757 Steve Harvey--1752 TBS, "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" program--1758 "Tom Joyner Morning Show"--1760 Vox--1675 WAKS in Cleveland, OH--1761 WBAV in Charlotte, NC--1760 WBBM in Chicago, IL--1773 WBTP in Tampa, FL--1757 WCFB in Orlando, FL--1760 WDAS in Philadelphia, PA--1754, 1761 WDCG in Raleigh, NC--1760 WEDR in Miami, FL--1754 WFLD in Chicago, IL--1773 WFXC in Raleigh, NC--1757 WGN in Chicago, IL--1773 WHQT in Miami, FL--1748, 1756 Willie Moore, Jr.--1760 WJLB in Detroit, MI--1754 WLS in Chicago--1773 WMAQ in Chicago, IL--1773 Interviews With the News Media--Continued Interviews--Continued WMIB in Miami, FL--1756 WMXD in Detroit, MI--1748, 1761 WMXD in Philadelphia, PA--1748 WNNL in Raleigh, NC--1757 WOSF in Charlotte, NC--1757 WPYO in Orlando, FL--1761 WQMG in Greensboro, NC--1760 WQOK in Raleigh, NC--1757 WUSL in Philadelphia, PA--1754, 1761 WZAK in Cleveland, OH--1756 WZMP in Philadelphia, PA--1761 YouTube creators Elizabeth Koshy, Lia Marie Johnson, and Adande "Swoozie" Thorne--1759 Joint news conferences Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1544 Greece, Prime Minister Tsipras--1523 Italy, Prime Minister Renzi--1360 Mexico, President Peña Nieto--1012 Singapore, Prime Minister Lee--1054 News conferences July 9, 2016--961 August 4, 2016--1087 September 5, 2016--1134 September 8, 2016--1169 November 14, 2016--1506 November 20, 2016--1572 December 16, 2016--1633 January 18, 2017--1719 Joint Statements Burma, State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi--1192 Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, situation in Aleppo, Syria--1615 China, President Xi--1125 India, cybersecurity cooperation with U.S.--1268 Laos, joint declaration with U.S.--1142 Refugees, Leaders' Summit on--1231 Singapore, Prime Minister Lee--1066 U.S.-Canada Arctic Leaders' Statement--1651 Letters and Messages See also Communications to Congress Cabinet member exit memorandums, letter to the Nation--1672 Farewell Address to the Nation, message--1667 Labor Day, letter to Nation's workforce--1133 Serving as President, message to the Nation--1730 Shootings of law enforcement officers in Dallas, TX, and Baton Rouge, LA, letter to law enforcement community--998 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials See also Interviews With the News Media; and Joint Statements Abu Dhabi, Crown Prince Mohammed--1748 Afghanistan Chief Executive Officer Abdullah--1734, 1777 President Ghani--1734, 1777 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders--1168 Australia, Prime Minister Turnbull--1569, 1750 Burma, State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi--1189 Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau--1571 China Premier Li--1750 President Xi--1124, 1568, 1745 Colombia, President Santos--1238, 1743, 1755 Costa Rica, President Solis--1743 European Commission, President Juncker--954 European Council, President Tusk--954 France, President Hollande--1735, 1737, 1746, 1763, 1768 Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1735, 1739, 1746, 1752, 1763, 1769, 1777 Greece New Democracy party leader Mitsotakis--1763 President Pavlopoulos--1521, 1534, 1762 Prime Minister Tsipras--1735, 1762 India, Prime Minister Modi--1747, 1777 Iraq, Prime Minister al-Abadi--1214 Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu--1236 Italy President Mattarella--1743 Prime Minister Renzi--1358, 1371, 1735, 1757, 1763, 1767 Japan, Prime Minister Abe--1660, 1747, 1764, 1771 Kenya, President Kenyatta--1749 Laos, President Bounnyang--1142, 1746 Mexico, President Peña Nieto--1738, 1762 New Zealand, Prime Minister Key--1767 Nigeria, President Buhari--1224 North Atlantic Council leaders--1734 Peru, President Kuczynski--1764 Philippines, President Duterte--1746 Poland, President Duda--958 Russia, President Putin--1733, 1746, 1764 Singapore, Prime Minister Lee--1052, 1071, 1740 South Korea, President Park--1151, 1747 Spain King Felipe--971 Opposition party leaders--1735 Prime Minister Rajoy--972, 1763 Turkey, President Erdogan--1132, 1738, 1759, 1768, 1772 Ukraine, President Poroshenko--1735 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials--Continued United Arab Emirates, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Mohammed--1748 United Kingdom Prime Minister Cameron--1734-1735 Prime Minister May--1126, 1736, 1745, 1763 United Nations General Assembly President Thomson--1750 Secretary-General Ban--1225, 1750, 1768 Secretary-General-designate Guterres--1593, 1757 Statements by the President See also Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements 21st Century Cures Act, Senate passage--1615 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shooting of law enforcement officers--994 China, U.S. trade enforcement action--1186, 1701 Colombia Peace agreement--1109 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, Nobel Peace Prize award--1294 Commission on Care, final report--947 Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, report--1594 Cuba Immigration, U.S. policy--1701 U.S. relations, normalization--1338 Deaths Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand--1323 Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro, former President of Cuba--1590 Gabriel, Juan--1111 Glenn, John H., Jr., former Sen.--1616 Greenberg, James J. "Jack"--1324 Karimov, Islom, President of Uzbekistan--1121 Mikva, former White House Counsel Abner J.--946 Mofford, Rose, former Gov. of Arizona--1199 Palmer, Arnold--1260 Peres, Shimon, former President of Israel--1260 Reno, former Attorney General Janet Wood--1485 Takai, Rep. K. Mark--1006 Wiesel, Elie--937 Statements by the President--Continued Des Moines and Urbandale, IA, shootings of law enforcement officers--1435 Eid al-Adha--1179 Eid al-Fitr--950 Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland, CA--1601 Global Food Security Act of 2016, congressional passage--951 Gold Butte National Monument, designation--1664 Guterres, António Manuel de Oliveira, election as U.N. Secretary-General--1323 International Youth Day--1101 Iran, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent nuclear weapons development First anniversary of conclusion--989 First anniversary of implementation--1716 Israel, memorandum of understanding with U.S.--1194 Kwanzaa--1660 Malicious cyber activity and harassment by Russian Government, U.S. response--1665 Montreal Protocol, ozone-depleting substances--1349 National monuments honoring civil rights history and expanding national monuments in Oregon and California, designation--1702 North Korea, nuclear weapon test--1175 Orthodox Christmas--1687 Pearl Harbor attack, 75th anniversary--1614 Pope Francis, 80th birthday--1649 Trade enforcement, administration record--1701 Ukrainian independence, 25th anniversary--1109 U.S. military force and national security operations, legal and policy framework, report--1601 U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, withdrawal from mineral leasing--1651 Wasserman Schultz, Deborah, resignation as Democratic National Committee chair--1028 White House South by South Lawn Festival--1274 Yom Kippur--1300