Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2014)
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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. For his time as President-elect, see the Presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see First 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; and for a complete itinerary of his travels, see List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama.
January
- January 7 – President Obama delivers remarks on Emergency Unemployment Insurance.[1]
- January 7 – President Obama signs a $1.1 trillion spending bill to finance the U.S. government through Sept 30, 2014.[2]
- January 14 – President Obama announces a sprawling reform that would begin the process of change in the National Security Agency.[3]
- January 14 – The President honors the 2013 NBA Champions Miami Heat.[4]
- January 28 – President Obama delivers his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress.[5]
- January 28 – During the State of the Union Address, the President announces his retirement savings account initiative called myRA.[6]
February
- February 6 – The President and First Lady attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast.[7]
- February 6 – President Obama meets with President Michel Martelly of Haiti.[7]
- February 7 – The Agriculture Act of 2014 is signed into law by President Obama in a ceremony at Michigan State University.[8]
- February 10 – President Obama visits Monticello with French President François Hollande as part of the latter's state visit to the United States.[9]
- February 11 – The Obamas host a state dinner at the White House for French President François Hollande.[10]
- February 12 – President Obama signs an executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors.[11]
- February 14 – The President meets with farmers and local officials in Fresno, California, before meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan at Sunnylands.[12]
- February 21 – President Obama meets with the Dalai Lama at the White House.[13]
- February 21 – President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold an hour-long telephone conversation regarding the Ukrainian revolution among other topics.[14]
- February 25 – President Obama meets with House Speaker John Boehner in a private conversation in the Oval Office.[15]
March
- March 1 – President Obama speaks by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia's military movements in Ukraine.[16]
- March 3 – President Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House.[17]
- March 4 – President Obama unveils his proposed 2015 budget and speaks about the ongoing situation in Ukraine.[18]
- March 5 – The President delivers a speech at Central Connecticut State University calling on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage.[19]
- March 6 – The President announces financial sanctions against "'individuals and entities' responsible for the Russian intervention in Crimea or for 'stealing the assets of the Ukrainian people.'" He also condemns the scheduled Crimean referendum on joining Russia and speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone.[20]
- March 12 – President Obama meets with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine at the White House.[21]
Jose Rodela receiving the Medal of Honor from President Obama, March 18, 2014 - March 18 – President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to 24 minority U.S. Army veterans, the single largest group of Medal of Honor recipients since World War II.[22]
- March 24–25 – President Obama attends the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit[23] in the Netherlands.[24]
- March 25 – President Obama speaks at a news conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[25]
- March 26 – President Obama calls for a recommitment to peace during a solemn pilgrimage to Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial in northwest Belgium.[26]
- March 26 – President Obama holds a tri-lateral meeting with President Park Geun-hye of the South Korea and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan.[27]
- March 27 – The President meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican[28] and visits the ancient Roman Colosseum [29]
- March 28 – President Obama arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a brief visit to the kingdom.[30]
- March 28 – Russian President Vladimir Putin telephones President Obama to discuss a proposed diplomatic solution to the ongoing Crimea/Ukraine situation.[31]
April
- April 1 – The President honors the 2013 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox at the White House.[32]
- April 3 – President Obama signs the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act into law.[33]
- April 4 – Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa participates in a bilateral meeting with President Obama at the White House.[34]
- April 11 – President Obama nominates Sylvia Mathews Burwell to replace Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services following the latter's resignation.[35]
- April 24 – President Barack Obama and Japan's Empress Michiko attend a welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Later, President Obama speaks at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Akasaka State Guest House on the subject of Russian sanctions.[36]
May
- May 2 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama have a bilateral meeting and hold a press conference before holding a private working lunch.[37]
- May 3 – President Obama attends the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner.[38]
- May 5 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti.[39]
- May 25 – President Obama makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan where he visits troops and military leaders at Bagram Airfield.[40]
- May 28 – The President delivers the commencement address at the United States Military Academy (West Point).[41]
June
President Obama speaks to approximately 10,000 attendees at the Normandy American Cemetery, June 6, 2014
- June 3 – The President participates in a bilateral meeting with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and in a separate bilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk while in Poland at a meeting with Central and Eastern European Leaders.[42]
- June 4 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine.[43]
- June 5 – The President participates in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom while attending a Brussels G7 meeting on the global economy.[44]
- June 6 – President Obama joins other world leaders in France to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy.[45]
- June 10 – The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 is signed into law by President Obama.[46]
- June 12 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Tony Abbott of Australia.
- June 14 – The President delivers the commencement address at the University of California at Irvine.[47]
- June 19 – The President awards Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), the Medal of Honor.[48]
- June 20 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand.
- June 23 – The President and Vice President participate in a roundtable discussion at the White House Summit on Working Families.
- June 25 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Shimon Peres of Israel.[49]
- June 30 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Michelle Bachelet of Chile.[50]
July
- July 8 – The President meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to discuss crisis in Ukraine.[51]
- July 21 – President Obama signs an Executive Order to protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination.[52]
- July 21 – The President awards the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts (US Army).[53]
- July 22 – The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is signed into law by President Obama.[54]
- July 25 – President Obama meets with President Molina of Guatemala, President Hernandez of Honduras and President Cerén of El Salvador.
August
- August 5–6 – The President addresses and participates in three sessions of the United States–Africa Leaders Summit.[55][56]
- August 7 – President Obama announces the authorization of targeted airstrikes against the Islamic State near Erbil, Iraq.[57]
September
- September 4–5 – President Obama and more than 60 other world leaders attend a NATO summit in Newport, Wales.[58]
- September 10 – The President delivers a speech outlining his plan to fight the Islamic State.[59]
- September 18 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine.[60]
- September 24 – President Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly.[61]
- September 30 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India.[62]
October
- October 1 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.[63]
- October 15 – The President participates in a video conference with British, French, German and Italian counterparts.[64]
November
- November 5 – The President accepts blame for the mid-term rout of Democratic candidates.[65]
- November 6 – President Obama awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to Union Army First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for conspicuous gallantry during the American Civil War.[66]
- November 7 – President Obama announces he will send 1,500 troops to Iraq to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces to fight ISIS.[67]
- November 8 – President Obama nominates Loretta Lynch for Office of Attorney General.[68]
- November 11 – The US and China announced an agreement on fighting global warming.[69]
- November 20 – President Obama announced in a 15 minute address that millions of illegal immigrants in the US will gain protections from deportation.[70]
December
- December 2 – President Obama meets with a dozen tribal leaders in Washington DC in advance of the White House Tribal Nations Conference to be held the following day.[72]
- December 5 – The President meets with newly elected State governors to discuss the economy.[73]
- December 5 – President Obama and King Abdullah of Jordan attend a bilateral meeting in the White House.[74]
- December 8 – Prince William, Duke of Cambridge meets with President Obama in the White House.[75]
- December 12 – President Obama meets with the Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdalaziz Al Saud.[76]
- December 17 – President Obama announces U.S. to restore full relations with Cuba.[77]
- December 19 – President Obama holds his final press conference of 2014.[78]
See also
- First 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency
- List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama
- Presidency of Barack Obama
- Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2009)
- Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2010)
- Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2011)
- Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2012)
- Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2013)
- Timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama (2015)
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