January 14 – The President holds the last press conference of his first term.[6]
January 16 – President Obama outlines his gun-control proposals.[7]
January 19 – The President and First Lady take part in the national day of service by volunteering at Burrville Elementary School in Northeast, Washington, D.C.[8]
January 21 – The President, Vice President, and other senior government officials participate in ceremonies related to the second inauguration of Barack Obama.[10]
January 28 – The President and the Vice President meet with representatives from the Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriffs Association to discuss reducing gun violence.[11]
April 23 – The President holds a bilateral meeting with Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar.[38] Later in the day, The President and First Lady attend the opening of the George W Bush Presidential Library, along with former presidents: George W Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter- along with the former First Ladies
April 26 – The President meets for the second time in a month with Jordan's King Abdullah II.[39]
May 2 – President Obama visits Mexico and meets with President Enrique Peña Nieto to discuss immigration, energy and security.[40]
June 10 – The President delivers remarks on the Equal Pay Act.[54]
June 11 – The President delivers remarks on Immigration Reform.[55]
June 11 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Ollanta Humala of Peru.[56]
June 13 – President Obama speaks at the LGBT Pride Month celebration in the East Room.[57]
June 15 - President Obama announces the Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution, prepare the Nation for the impacts of climate change, and lead international efforts to address climate change as a global challenge.[58]
June 26 – The President outlines his second-term environmental strategy in a speech on climate change.[60] The President and First Lady arrive in Senegal where they begin a multi-country trip through Africa including South Africa and Tanzania.[61][62]
July 2 – The President and First Lady conclude their African trip in Tanzania. President Obama has bilateral meeting with President Kikwete.[63]
July 11 – Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang and state councilor Yang Jiechi meet with President Obama to discuss the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.[67]
August 26 − President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Ty M. Carter of the U.S. Army.[83]
August 27 – The President meets with mayors of 18 major US cities to discuss reducing youth violence.[84]
August 28 − President Obama delivers remarks at the Lincoln Memorial "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington.[85]
August 31 – President Obama speaks on the recent chemical attacks in Syria and asks Congress to authorize military action.[87]
September 4 – The President has a bilateral meeting and holds a press conference in Stockholm with Prime Minister Reinfeldt of Sweden.[88] President Obama also meets with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden to discuss the Syrian air strike plan.[89]
September 5 – President Obama arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia for the G-20 summit. The President conducts a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe of Japan to discuss the Syria air strike plan.[90]
September 6 – The President holds a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the Syrian air strike plan.[91] and, later in the day, holds a bilateral meeting with French President François Hollande to also discuss the Syrian air strike plan.[92]
September 10 – President Obama addresses the nation about Syrian use of chemical weapons.[93]
September 11 − The President attends September 11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial.[94]
September 23 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.[97]
September 24 – President Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly.[98] Afterward, the President holds a bilateral meeting with President Michel Sleiman of Lebanon.[99] Later in the day, the President meets with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations and separately with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority.
October 23 − President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan.
October 24 – The President speaks on the issue of Immigration Reform.[112]
November 1 – President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq.[113] Later that day, the President signs an executive order preparing the United States for the impacts of climate change.[114]
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