Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following list includes the President’s pub- The President announced his intention to lic schedule and other items of general interest nominate Allison A. Hickey to be Under Secre- announced by the Office of the Press Secretary tary for Benefits at the Department of Veter- and not included elsewhere in this book. ans Affairs. The President announced his intention to January 1 nominate Jenni R. LeCompte to be Assistant In the morning, in Kailua, HI, the President Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department had an intelligence briefing. of the Treasury. The President announced his intention to January 2 nominate Steve L. Muro to be Under Secre- In the morning, the President had an intelli- tary for Memorial Affairs at the Department of gence briefing. Later, he signed H.R. 847, the Veterans Affairs. James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation The President announced his intention to Act of 2010. nominate Virginia A. Seitz to be Assistant At- torney General in the Office of Legal Counsel January 3 at the Department of Justice. In the morning, the President had an intelli- The President announced his intention to gence briefing. nominate Lafe E. Solomon to be General In the evening, the President, Mrs. Obama, Counsel of the National Labor Relations and their daughters Sasha and Malia returned Board. to Washington, DC, arriving the following morning. The President announced his intention to nominate Terence F. Flynn to be a member of January 4 the National Labor Relations Board. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with Secretary of Defense Rob- January 6 ert M. Gates. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- During the day, the President dropped by a ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- meeting between National Security Adviser telligence briefing. Later, also in the Oval Of- Thomas E. Donilon and Minister of Foreign fice, he met with his senior advisers. Affairs Yang Jiechi of China. In the afternoon, in the Private Dining The White House announced that the Presi- Room, the President and Vice President Biden dent will welcome President Nicolas Sarkozy had lunch. Later, in the Oval Office, they met of France to the White House on January 10. with Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner. January 5 In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- January 7 ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- telligence briefing. Later, also in the Oval Of- ident had an intelligence briefing followed by a fice, he met with his senior advisers. meeting with his senior advisers. Later, he In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the traveled to Landover, MD, where he toured President had a telephone conversation with Thompson Creek Window Company and met Reps. Eric Cantor and Nancy Pelosi. Then, al- with employees. so in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary of In the afternoon, the President returned to State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Washington, DC.

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January 8 rorism Adviser John O. Brennan on the ongo- In the afternoon, the President was briefed ing investigation of the shootings in Tucson, by Homeland Security and Counterterrorism AZ. Then, on the South Lawn, he and Mrs. Adviser John O. Brennan and White House Obama observed a moment of silence to honor Deputy Chief of Staff James A. Messina on the the victims of the shootings. Later, also in the shootings in Tucson, AZ. Later, he left a tele- Oval Office, he met with his senior advisers. phone message for Mark E. Kelly, husband of In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining shooting victim Rep. Gabrielle D. Giffords, Room, the President had a working lunch with and had separate telephone conversations with President Nicolas Sarkozy of France. Gov. Janice K. Brewer of Arizona, Speaker of the House of Representatives John A. Boeh- January 11 ner, and Reps. Eric Cantor, Nancy Pelosi, Ste- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ny H. Hoyer, James E. Clyburn, and Edward ident had an intelligence briefing and met with L. Pastor regarding the shootings. his senior advisers. Later in the afternoon, the President was During the day, the President had a tele- briefed by Federal Bureau of Investigation Di- phone conversation with Vice President Joe rector Robert S. Mueller III, Secretary of Biden. He also had a telephone conversation Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano, Attor- with King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of ney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., White House Saudi Arabia to discuss Saudi Arabia-U.S. rela- Chief of Staff William M. Daley, White House tions, the situation in Lebanon, and the King’s Deputy Chief of Staff James A. Messina, Assis- recovery from medical treatment in the U.S. tant to the President for Legislative Affairs The White House announced that the Presi- Philip M. Schiliro, National Security Adviser dent will travel to Tucson, AZ, on January 12. Thomas E. Donilon, White House Senior Ad- viser David M. Axelrod, White House Com- January 12 munications Director H. Daniel Pfeiffer, and In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- White House Scheduling and Advance Direc- ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, also tor Alyssa Mastromonaco on the ongoing in- in the Oval Office, he met with Prime Minister vestigation of the shootings in Tucson, AZ. Sa’ad al-Din al-Hariri of Lebanon to discuss the situation in Lebanon and Lebanon-U.S. re- January 9 lations. During the day, the President was briefed In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. several times by Homeland Security and Obama traveled to Tucson, AZ. Upon arrival Counterterrorism Adviser John O. Brennan on they traveled to the University Medical Cen- the ongoing investigation of the shootings in ter, where they visited with Rep. Gabrielle D. Tucson, AZ. Giffords and four other victims of the January In the evening, the President was briefed by 8 shootings, toured the facilities, and met hos- Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Rob- pital staff. ert S. Mueller III on the ongoing investigation In the evening, the President and Mrs. of the shootings in Tucson, AZ. He also had Obama traveled to the McKale Center at the separate telephone conversations with the fam- University of Arizona, where they met sepa- ilies of Christina-Taylor Green and Gabriel M. rately with the families of individuals killed in Zimmerman, victims of the shootings, and the January 8 shootings, shooting victims dis- Sens. Jon L. Kyl and John S. McCain III. charged from the hospital and their families, Rep. Giffords’s staff and their families, and the January 10 first-responders and bystanders who rendered In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- aid during the shootings. ident had an intelligence briefing and was up- In the evening, the President and Mrs. dated by Homeland Security and Counterter- Obama returned to Washington, DC.

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January 13 ley, and Ted Quasula as members of the Indian In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Law and Order Commission. President met with his senior advisers. The President announced his intention to appoint Norma Lee Funger as a General January 14 Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the John F. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. ident had an intelligence briefing and met with his senior advisers. Later, also in the Oval Of- January 19 fice, he met with President Asif Ali Zardari of In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Pakistan to discuss Pakistan-U.S. relations, the ident and Vice President Joe Biden met with promotion of regional stability, and ongoing President Hu Jintao of China. Later, in the counterterrorism cooperation. Cabinet Room, they met with expanded U.S. In the afternoon, at the John F. Kennedy and China delegations. Center for the Performing Arts, the President In the evening, on the North Portico, the and Vice President Joe Biden met with Presi- President and Mrs. Obama greeted President dent Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia to discuss Hu upon his arrival for a state dinner and recep- Georgia’s economic development, trade, the tion. Then, on the Grand Staircase, they partici- situation in the Caucasus, and Georgia’s partic- pated in a photograph with President Hu. ipation in military operations in Afghanistan. The White House announced that the Presi- January 20 dent will travel to Schenectady, NY, on January In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- 21. ident had an intelligence briefing and met with his senior advisers. Then, he had an economic January 17 briefing. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ident had an intelligence briefing. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with Vice President Joe Biden. January 18 Later, in the Roosevelt Room, they met with a In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- bipartisan group of mayors to discuss job cre- ident had a telephone conversation with Presi- ation and the economy. dent Mohamed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to discuss the January 1 terrorist bombings in Al- January 21 exandria, the situations in Tunisia and Leba- In the morning, in the East Room, the Pres- non, and the Middle East peace process. Then, ident hosted a reception for attendees of the he had an intelligence briefing and met with U.S. Conference of Mayors. Then, he traveled his senior advisers. to Schenectady, NY, where he toured a Gener- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the al Electric plant and met with employees. President had an economic briefing. Later, al- In the afternoon, the President returned to so in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary of Washington, DC. State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of In the evening, the President traveled to Defense Robert M. Gates. Cambridge, MD, where, at the Hyatt Regency In the evening, in the Old Family Dining Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina, Room, the President had a working dinner he attended the House Democratic Caucus Is- with President Hu Jintao of China. sues Conference. Later, he returned to Wash- The President announced his intention to ington, DC. appoint Michael B. Coleman, Horace H. Fox- all, Jr., and Bradford J. White as members of January 24 the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the The President announced his intention to President met with Secretary of Defense Rob- appoint Carole E. Goldberg, Theresa M. Pou- ert M. Gates.

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In the evening, on the State Floor, the Pres- The President announced his intention to ident and Mrs. Obama hosted a reception for nominate Natasha Perdew Silas and Linda T. new Members of Congress. Walker to be judges on the U.S. District Court The President announced his intention to for the Northern District of Georgia. nominate David S. Cohen to be Under Secre- The President announced his intention to tary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the appoint Roberta Achtenberg and Marty R. Department of the Treasury. Castro as Commissioners of the U.S. Commis- The President announced his intention to sion on Civil Rights. nominate Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., to be U.S. So- The President announced his intention to licitor General at the Department of Justice. appoint the following individuals as members of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health January 25 Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health: In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- JudyAnn Bigby; telligence briefing. Later, he had a telephone Valerie Brown; conversation with President Dmitry A. Medve- Jonathan E. Fielding; dev of Russia to express his condolences for Ned Helms, Jr.; the terrorist attack in Moscow on January 24 Charlotte R. Kerr; and discuss counterterrorism cooperation ef- Jeffrey Levi; forts and the new Strategic Arms Reduction Elizabeth Mayer-Davis; Treaty (START). Vivek H. Murthy; Barbara Otto; January 26 Linda Rosenstock; In the morning, the President traveled to John R. Seffrin; Green Bay, WI, and then to Manitowoc, WI, Susan Swider; and where he toured Orion Energy Systems, Inc., Sharon Von Horn. and met with employees. Later, he took sepa- rate tours of Skana Aluminum Co. and Tower The President announced his intention to Tech Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Broadwind appoint Linda Randall as a member of the Energy, Inc., and met with employees. Then, President’s Committee on the National Medal he returned to Washington, DC. of Science. The President announced his intention to The President declared a major disaster in nominate Henry F. Floyd to be a judge on the California and ordered Federal aid to supple- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. ment State, Tribal, and local recovery efforts in The President announced his intention to the area struck by severe winter storms, flood- nominate Michael C. Green to be a judge on ing, and debris and mud flows from December the on the U.S. District Court for the Western 17, 2010, through January 4, 2011. District of New York. The President announced his intention to January 27 nominate Ramona Villagomez Manglona to be In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- a judge on the U.S. District Court for the ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- Northern Mariana Islands. telligence briefing. Then, also in the Oval Of- The President announced his intention to fice, they met with Secretary of State Hillary nominate J. Paul Oetken to be a judge on the Rodham Clinton. Later, in the Situation U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Room, they met with the President’s national New York. security team to discuss the situations in Af- The President announced his intention to ghanistan and Pakistan. nominate Nelva Gonzales Ramos to be a judge In the afternoon, in the Private Dining on the U.S. District Court for the Southern Room, the President and Vice President Joe District of Texas. Biden had lunch. Later, in the Diplomatic Re-

744 Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 / Appendix A ception Room, he participated in an interview In the evening, at a private residence, the with Steve Grove of YouTube.com. President attended an event for departing In the evening, the President was briefed by White House Senior Adviser David M. Axelrod. National Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon The White House announced that the Presi- via a memorandum on the situation in Egypt. dent will travel to State College, PA, on Febru- ary 2. January 28 In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- January 30 ident and Vice President Joe Biden met with In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the the President’s national security team to dis- President had a telephone conversation with cuss the situation in Egypt. Later, also in the Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Oval Office, they had an economic briefing. Kingdom to discuss the situation in Egypt. Then, he met with his senior advisers. In the afternoon, the President dropped by January 31 a meeting between National Security Adviser In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Thomas E. Donilon and National Security Ad- ident had an intelligence briefing. Then, he viser Shiv Shankar Menon of India. Then, he met with his senior advisers. received an additional briefing on the situation In the afternoon, in Room 430 of the in Egypt. Later, in the Oval Office, he met Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office with 2010 SAVE (Securing Americans Value Building, the President met with participants and Efficiency) Award winner Trudy Givens of the Women’s Online Summit. and her family. The White House announced that the Presi- Later in the afternoon, he had a telephone dent’s trip to State College, PA, was resched- conversation with President Mohamed Hosni uled to February 3 due to inclement weather. Mubarak of Egypt to discuss the situation in Egypt. February 1 In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- January 29 ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- In the afternoon, the President and Vice telligence briefing. Then, he had a telephone President Joe Biden met with National Securi- conversation with Secretary of Homeland Se- ty Adviser Thomas E. Donilon, Deputy Na- curity Janet A. Napolitano and Federal Emer- tional Security Adviser Denis R. McDonough, gency Management Agency Administrator W. Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Ad- Craig Fugate to discuss the Federal Govern- viser John O. Brennan, National Security Ad- ment’s preparations for the severe winter viser to the Vice President Antony J. Blinken, storm impacting numerous States. Later, in the Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Cabinet Room, he met with members of the Communications Benjamin J. Rhodes, Special Cabinet. Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Gulf In the afternoon, in the Private Dining and Southwest Asia Dennis B. Ross, Senior Di- Room, the President and Vice President Biden rector for the Middle East and North Africa had lunch. Later, in the Roosevelt Room, he Daniel B. Shapiro, White House Chief of Staff met with members of the Technology CEO William M. Daley, Press Secretary Robert L. Council to discuss competitiveness, education, Gibbs, and White House Senior Adviser David innovation, and the need for strategic invest- A. Plouffe to discuss the situation in Egypt. ments to create jobs and grow the economy. During the day, the President had separate Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, telephone conversations with Prime Minister the President and Vice President Biden met Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Prime Min- with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. ister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and King In the evening, the President had separate Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Ara- telephone conversations with President Mo- bia to discuss the situation in Egypt. hamed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and King

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Abdullah II of Jordan to discuss the situation in The President declared a major disaster in Egypt. Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supple- The White House announced that the Presi- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- dent will welcome Prime Minister Stephen J. ea struck by a severe winter storm beginning Harper of Canada to the White House on Feb- on January 31 and continuing. ruary 4. The President declared a major disaster in February 3 Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- State, Tribal, and local recovery efforts in the ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, he area struck by severe winter storms and flood- traveled to Pennsylvania State University in ing from December 12 through 19, 2010. University Park, PA, where he and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu toured laboratories fo- February 2 cused on energy-efficient building solutions. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- In the afternoon, the President returned to ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- Washington, DC. telligence briefing. Then, he had a telephone The President announced that he has nomi- conversation with Secretary of Homeland Se- nated Jennifer A. Di Toro, Donna M. Murphy, curity Janet A. Napolitano and Federal Emer- and Yvonne M. Williams to be associate judges gency Management Agency Administrator W. on the Superior Court of the District of Co- Craig Fugate to discuss the Federal Govern- lumbia. ment’s ongoing response to the severe winter The President declared a major disaster in storm impacting numerous States. Later, in the Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supple- Roosevelt Room, he and Vice President Biden ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- had an economic briefing. Then, in the Oval ea struck by a severe winter storm beginning Office, he met with his senior advisers. on January 31 and continuing. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the President signed the new Strategic Arms Re- February 4 duction Treaty (START). In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- President met with Sen. John S. McCain III. telligence briefing. Then, he met with his se- Then, he and Vice President Joe Biden met nior advisers. with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clin- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the ton. Later, also in the Oval Office, he met with President and Vice President Biden had a Sen. Jesse F. “Jeff” Bingaman, Jr. working lunch with Senate Minority Leader A. During the day, the President had a tele- Mitchell McConnell. Later, also in the Oval phone conversation with President Ali Abdal- Office, he met with Prime Minister Stephen J. lah Salih of Yemen to discuss the protests in Harper of Canada. southern Yemen and the proposed political re- During the day, the President had a tele- forms of the Yemeni Government. phone conversation with Prime Minister Re- The President announced that he has nomi- cep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to discuss the nated Paul A. Engelmayer to be a judge on the situation in Egypt. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of The White House announced that the Presi- New York. dent will travel to Marquette, MI, on February 10. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated Arvo Mikkanen to be a judge on the U.S. appoint Susan K. Stern as Chair of the Presi- District Court for the Northern District of dent’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Oklahoma. Neighborhood Partnerships.

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The President announced his intention to Biden. Later, he called Green Bay Packers appoint the following individuals as members Head Coach Mike McCarthy to congratulation of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith- him on his team’s victory over the Pittsburgh Based and Neighborhood Partnerships: Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.

Leith Anderson; February 8 Andrea Bazan; In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Angela Glover Blackwell; ident had an intelligence briefing. Brian Gallagher; In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, Mark Hanson; the President met with members of the Na- Lynne Hybels; tional Policy Alliance. Later, in the Oval Of- Katharine Jefferts Schori; fice, he and Vice President Joe Biden met with Julie Schonfeld; Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates Demetrios Trakatellis; Marlene Weisenbeck; and February 9 Nancy L. Wilson. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Presi- dent and Vice President Joe Biden had an intel- The President declared a major disaster in ligence briefing followed by a meeting with se- New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supple- nior advisers. Later, he had a telephone conver- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- sation with Sen. James H. Webb to discuss the ea struck by a severe winter storm on Decem- Senator’s decision not to seek reelection in 2012. ber 26 and 27, 2010. Later in the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with King Abdallah bin February 5 Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the the situation in Egypt. President had separate telephone conversa- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the tions with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Za- President, Vice President Biden, and White yed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Su- House Chief of Staff William M. Daley had a preme Commander of the Armed Forces of working lunch with Speaker of the House of the United Arab Emirates; Prime Minister Da- Representatives John A. Boehner and Reps. vid Cameron of the United Kingdom; and Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy. Later, he Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany to dis- dropped by a meeting in the Roosevelt Room cuss the situation in Egypt. between Vice President Biden and Prime Min- ister Borut Pahor of Slovenia. Then, in the Oval February 6 Office, he and Vice President Biden met with In the afternoon, in the Blue Room, the Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. President participated in a live television inter- view with Bill O’Reilly of FOX News for the February 10 FOX Super Bowl XLV Pre-Game Show. Later, In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- in the East Room, he and Mrs. Obama hosted ident had a briefing on the situation in Egypt a Super Bowl party. with National Security Adviser Thomas E. Do- nilon, and continued to receive updates February 7 throughout the day. Later, he traveled to Mar- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- quette, MI. ident had an intelligence briefing. In the afternoon, the President visited In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Doncker’s restaurant and fudge shop. Later, Room, the President had lunch with former he returned to Washington, DC. Chair of the President’s Economic Recovery The President announced his intention to Advisory Board Paul A. Volcker. Then, in the nominate J. Scott Gration to be Ambassador to Oval Office, he met with Vice President Joe Kenya.

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The President announced his intention to telligence briefing. Then, he met with his se- nominate Marilyn A. Quagliotti to be Deputy nior advisers. Director for Supply Reduction at the Office of In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Drug Control Policy. President met with Boy Scouts of America par- The President announced his intention to ticipants and executive leadership. Then, also nominate Henry J. Aaron to be Chair of the in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary of Social Security Advisory Board. State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Later, also in The President announced his intention to the Oval Office, he and Vice President Biden nominate Ana Margarita “Cha” Guzman and met with Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Michael E. Guest as members of the National Reid and Sens. Richard J. Durbin, Charles E. Security Education Board. Schumer, and Patricia L. Murray. In the evening, in the Family Theater, the February 11 President hosted a screening of the film “Thur- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- good.” ident had an intelligence briefing. The President announced his intention to February 12 nominate Michelle Gavin to be Ambassador to During the day, the President had separate Botswana. telephone conversations with Prime Minister The President announced his intention to David Cameron of the United Kingdom, King nominate Thomas M. Harrigan to be Deputy Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prime Minister Re- Administrator of Drug Enforcement at the cep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to discuss the Department of Justice. situation in Egypt. The President announced his intention to nominate Mara Rudman to be Assistant Ad- February 14 ministrator for the Middle East at the U.S. In the morning, the President traveled to Agency for International Development. Baltimore, MD, where he visited a science The President announced his intention to classroom at Parkville Middle School and Cen- appoint James Hamilton and Lisa Borin Ogden ter of Technology. Later, he returned to Wash- as members of the Board of Governors of the ington, DC. United Service Organizations, Inc. The President announced his intention to February 15 appoint Bob King as a member of the Advisory In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Committee for Trade Policy Negotiations. ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- The President announced his intention to telligence briefing. Later, also in the Oval Of- appoint Cappy McGarr as a General Trustee of fice, he met with former President George the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy H.W. Bush. Center for the Performing Arts. In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, the President and Vice President Biden The President announced his intention to had lunch. Later, in the Oval Office, they met appoint Al Tarasiuk as Chief Information Offi- with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. cer of the Intelligence Community, Office of The White House announced that the Presi- the Director of National Intelligence. dent will travel to San Francisco, CA, on Feb- The President announced that he has nomi- ruary 17; Portland, OR, on February 18; and nated Timothy M. Cain to be a judge on the Cleveland, OH, on February 22. U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. February 16 The President announced that he has nomi- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- nated Scott W. Skavdahl to be a judge on the ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

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February 17 During the day, the President had a tele- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- phone conversation with National Security Ad- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- viser Thomas E. Donilon to discuss the situa- telligence briefing. Later, in the Roosevelt tion in Bahrain. Room, he met with Secretary of Education In the evening, the President had a tele- Arne Duncan and Sens. Thomas R. Harkin, phone conversation King Hamad bin Isa Al Michael B. Enzi, Jesse F. “Jeff” Bingaman, Jr., Khalifa of Bahrain to discuss the situation in and Lamar Alexander to discuss the reauthori- Bahrain. zation of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- The President declared a major disaster in cation Act. New York and ordered Federal aid to supple- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- President and Vice President Biden had lunch ea struck by a severe winter storm and snow- with White House Chief of Staff William M. storm on December 26 and 27. Daley and Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Steny H. Hoy- er, and James E. Clyburn. Later, in the Oval February 22 Office, he signed S. 118, designating the John In the morning, the President was briefed M. Roll U.S. Courthouse in Yuma, AZ, with by Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Sen. John S. McCain III, Pia Carusonone, Adviser John O. Brennan on the deaths of four chief of staff to Rep. Gabrielle D. Giffords, and U.S. citizens held hostage by pirates off the others in attendance. Later, he traveled to San coast of Somalia. Later, he traveled to Cleve- Francisco, CA, arriving in the evening. land, OH. In the evening, at a private residence, the In the afternoon, the President returned to President met with business leaders to discuss Washington, DC. Later, in the Oval Office, he his commitment to new investments in re- and Vice President Joe Biden met with Secre- search and development, education, and clean tary of Defense Robert M. Gates. energy. In the evening, the President had a tele- The President announced his intention to phone conversation with Mayor-elect Rahm I. nominate Thomas M. Countryman to be Assis- Emanuel of Chicago to congratulate him on his tant Secretary for International Security and election victory. Nonproliferation at the Department of State. The President announced his intention to February 23 nominate William J. Hybl and Anne T. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Wedner to be members of the U.S. Advisory ident had an intelligence briefing. Commission on Public Diplomacy. In the afternoon, the President traveled to The President declared a major disaster in Bethesda, MD, where, at the National Naval Oregon and ordered Federal aid to supple- Medical Center, he met with wounded U.S. ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- military personnel and their families and pre- ea struck by a severe winter storm, flooding, sented Purple Hearts to six servicemembers. mudslides, landslides, and debris flows from Later, he returned to Washington, DC. Then, January 13 through 21. in the Oval Office, the President met with Sec- retary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and February 18 National Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon. In the morning, the President traveled to Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, Portland, OR, where he toured an Intel Corpo- the President had a telephone conversation ration semiconductor manufacturing facility with Prime Minister John P. Key of New Zea- and viewed student demonstrations by Intel land to express his condolences for the loss of Science Talent Search finalists. life due to the earthquake in Christchurch, to In the afternoon, the President returned to offer U.S. assistance, and to discuss New Zea- Washington, DC. land-U.S. relations.

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In the evening, the President had a tele- Cameron of the United Kingdom, and Prime phone conversation with President Felipe de Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy to discuss Jesus Calderon Hinojosa of Mexico to discuss the situation in Libya. Then, in the Oval Of- the ongoing investigation into the death of Im- fice, the President met with Secretary of the migration and Customs Enforcement Special Treasury Timothy F. Geithner. Agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico on February 22. The President announced his intention to The White House announced that the Presi- appoint Thelma Duggin as a member of the dent will welcome President Calderon to the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson In- White House on March 3. ternational Center for Scholars. The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent will welcome Prime Minister Julia E. Gil- appoint the following individuals as members lard of Australia to the White House on March 7. of the National Cancer Advisory Board: The President announced his intention to nominate Carl Shapiro to be a member of the Marcia Cruz-Correa; Council of Economic Advisers. Kevin J. Cullen; The President announced his intention to Olufunmilayo F. Olopade; appoint the following individuals as members Jonathan M. Samet; and of the President’s Council on Jobs and Com- William Sellers. petitiveness: February 25 Stephen M. Case; In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Kenneth I. Chenault; ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- John Doerr; telligence briefing. Then, he had a telephone Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.; conversation with Prime Minister Recep Tayy- Mark T. Gallogly; ip Erdogan of Turkey to discuss the situation in Joseph T. Hansen; Libya. Later, in Room 430 of the Dwight D. Lewis Hay III; Eisenhower Executive Office Building, he and Gary C. Kelly; Vice President Biden met with Democratic Ellen J. Kullman; Governors. A.G. Lafley; In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Monica C. Lozano; Room, the President and Vice President Biden Darlene Miller; had lunch. Paul S. Otellini; The President announced that he has Richard D. Parsons; named Jeremy Bernard as Special Assistant to Antonio Perez; the President and Social Secretary. Penny S. Pritzker; Brian L. Roberts; February 26 Matthew Rose; During the day, the President had a tele- Sheryl K. Sandberg; phone conversation with Chancellor Angela Richard L. Trumka; Merkel of Germany to discuss global economic Laura D. Tyson; and recovery and the situation in Libya. Robert Wolf. February 28 February 24 In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- ident had an intelligence briefing followed by a telligence briefing. meeting with his senior advisers. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the In the afternoon, the President had separate President and U.S. Permanent Representative telephone conversations with President Nico- to the United Nations Susan E. Rice met with las Sarkozy of France, Prime Minister David United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-

750 Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 / Appendix A moon. Later, also in the Oval Office, he had a The President announced that he has nomi- telephone conversation with Prime Minister nated Wilma A. Lewis to be a judge on the Stephen J. Harper of Canada to discuss the sit- U.S. District Court for the U.S. Virgin Islands. uations in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced the appointment nated Nancy Torresen to be a judge for the of N. Gunter Guy, Jr., as State representative U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task The President announced that he has nomi- Force. nated Felicia C. Adams to be U.S. attorney for The President announced his intention to the Northern District of Mississippi. nominate Walter A. Barrows to be a member The President announced that he has nomi- of the Railroad Retirement Board. nated Clayton D. Johnson to be U.S. marshal The President announced his intention to for the Northern District of Oklahoma. nominate David V. Brewer to be a member of The President announced that he has nomi- the Board of Directors of the State Justice In- nated Alfred C. Lomax to be U.S. marshal for stitute. the Western District of Missouri. The President announced that he has nomi- March 1 nated Charles F. Salina to be U.S. marshal for In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- the Western District of New York. ident had an intelligence briefing followed by a meeting with his senior advisers. March 3 In the afternoon, the President had a tele- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- phone conversation with Speaker of the House ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- of Representatives John A. Boehner. Later, in telligence briefing. Then, in the Situation the Oval Office, he and Vice President Joe Room, they met with the President’s national Biden met with Secretary of Defense Robert security team to discuss the situation in Af- M. Gates. ghanistan and Pakistan. Later, in the Oval Of- The White House announced that the Presi- fice, they met with President Felipe de Jesus dent will travel to Miami, FL, on March 4. Calderon Hinojosa of Mexico. The White House announced that the Presi- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the dent will travel to Boston, MA, on March 8. President met with President Calderon. Later, in the Old Family Dining Room, he had a March 2 working lunch with President Calderon. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- In the evening, in the Oval Office, the Presi- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- dent had a telephone conversation with crew- telligence briefing. Then, he met with his se- members of the Space Shuttle Discovery and nior advisers. Later, in the Situation Room, he the International Space Station. Later, in the had a video teleconference with President Ha- Blue Room, he and Mrs. Obama taped a video mid Karzai of Afghanistan. address on bullying for later broadcast. In the afternoon, in the Private Dining The President announced his intention to Room, the President and Vice President Biden nominate Daniel L. Glaser to be Assistant Sec- had lunch. Later, in the Oval Office, they met retary for Terrorist Financing and Financial with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Crimes at the Department of the Treasury. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated Nannette J. Brown to be a judge on the nominate Jon D. Leibowitz to be Commission- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of er and Chairman of the Federal Trade Com- Louisiana. mission.

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The President announced his intention to plement Commonwealth and local recovery ef- nominate Robert E. Patterson to be Ambassa- forts in the area struck by a severe winter dor to Turkmenistan. storm and snowstorm on January 11 and 12. The President announced his intention to nominate Paul Piquado to be Assistant Secre- March 8 tary for the Import Administration at the De- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- partment of Commerce. ident had an intelligence briefing followed by The President announced his intention to an economic briefing. Then, he had a tele- nominate Eric S. Edelman to be a member of phone conversation with Prime Minister David the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Cameron of the United Kingdom to discuss Peace. the situation in Libya. The President declared a major disaster in In the afternoon, the President traveled to Connecticut and ordered Federal aid to supple- Boston, MA. Later, at TechBoston Academy, ment State and local recovery efforts in the area he participated in a roundtable discussion on struck by a snowstorm on January 11 and 12. governance with students from area colleges and universities. March 4 In the evening, at the Museum of Fine Arts, In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- the President met with members of the Na- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- tional Basketball Association’s Boston Celtics. telligence briefing. Then, he met with his se- Later, he retuned to Washington, DC. nior advisers. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the March 9 President met with Mayor-elect Rahm I. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Emanuel of Chicago. Then, he met with Secre- ident had an intelligence briefing followed by tary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner. an economic briefing. Later, also in the Oval In the afternoon, the President traveled to Office, he met with Secretary of State Hillary Miami, FL, where he, Secretary of Education Rodham Clinton. Arne Duncan, and former Gov. Jeb Bush of In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Florida toured Miami Central Senior High ident met with Veterans of Foreign Wars nation- School. al commander-in-chief Richard L. Eubank. In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC. During the day, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ident met with Deputy Associate Director of March 7 Public Engagement William Jawando, his wife In the morning, the President and Prime Michele, and their daughter Alia. Minister Julia E. Gillard of Australia traveled In the evening, in the State Dining Room, to Arlington, VA. the President hosted a viewing party for a In the afternoon, the President and Prime game between the National Basketball Associ- Minister Gillard returned to Washington, DC. ation’s Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Bobcats. Later, in the Roosevelt Room, he dropped by a The White House announced that the Presi- meeting between National Security Adviser dent will welcome Prime Minister Lars Lokke Thomas E. Donilon and President Roza Otun- Rasmussen of Denmark to the White House baeva of Kyrgyzstan. Then, in the Oval Office, on March 14. he met with his senior advisers. The President announced his intention to The White House announced that the Presi- nominate Dereth B. Glance and Richard M. dent and Mrs. Obama will host the White Moy to be Commissioners of the International House Conference on Bullying Prevention on Joint Commission at the Department of State. March 10. The President announced his intention to The President declared a major disaster in nominate Daniel B. Shapiro to be Ambassador Massachusetts and ordered Federal aid to sup- to Israel.

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The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Ben S. Bernanke to be U.S. Alter- appoint Leslie Fields and Roberta Ness as nate Governor of the International Monetary members of the Board of Directors of the Fund. Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Re- The President announced his intention to search Committee. nominate Christopher B. Howard to be a The President announced his intention to member of the National Security Education appoint the following individuals as members Board. of the President’s Management Advisory The President announced that he has nomi- Board: nated Ronald W. Sharpe to be U.S. attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands. Greg Brown; The President announced that he has nomi- Sam Gilliland; nated Robert W. Mathieson to be U.S. marshal Jeffrey B. Kindler; for the Eastern District of Virginia. Debra L. Lee; The President announced that he has nomi- nated Juan Mattos, Jr., to be U.S. marshal for Gail J. McGovern; the District of New Jersey. Shantanu Narayen; The President announced that he has nomi- Enrique Salem; nated Stephen N. Six to be a judge on the U.S. Elizabeth A. Smith; Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Tim Solso; and The President announced that he has nomi- Ronald A. Williams. nated William F. Kuntz II to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of March 11 New York. In the morning, the President was notified by White House Chief of Staff William M. March 10 Daley of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Later, in the Oval Office, he had a teleconfer- ident and Mrs. Obama met with Sirdeaner L. ence briefing with Secretary of Homeland Se- Walker, Kirk Smalley, other relatives of bully- curity Janet A. Napolitano, Federal Emergen- ing victims, and antibullying advocates. cy Management Agency Administrator W. In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, Craig Fugate, and senior advisers on the situa- the President met with Members of Congress tion in Japan. to discuss the reauthorization of the Elementa- Later in the morning, the President had a ry and Secondary Education Act. Later, in the telephone conversation with Prime Minister Oval Office, he met with Secretary of the Trea- Enda Kenny of Ireland to congratulate him on sury Timothy F. Geithner. assuming office and to discuss Ireland-U.S. re- The President announced his intention to nominate Ariel Pablos-Mendez to be Assistant lations. Later, in the Oval Office, he had an in- Administrator for Global Health at the U.S. telligence briefing followed by a meeting with Agency for International Development. his senior advisers. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Dan Arvizu, Alan Leshner, and Bob nominate Madelyn R. Creedon to be Assistant Granger to be members of the National Science Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs. Board of the National Science Foundation. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Alan F. Estevez to be Assistant Sec- appoint Frances Ulmer as Chair of the Arctic retary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Research Commission. Readiness.

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The President announced his intention to que, NM, Jon Delano of KDKA in Pittsburgh, nominate Lewis A. Lukens to be Ambassador PA, and Regina Mobley of WVEC in Hampton to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Roads, VA, to discuss education reform. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, in the Private Dining nominate Paul Wohlers to be Ambassador to Room, the President and Vice President Biden Macedonia. had lunch. Later, in the East Room, he met The President announced his intention to with Intel Science Talent Search student final- nominate Rear Adm. Jonathan W. Bailey, ists. Then, in the Oval Office, he met with his NOAA Corps, to be a Commissioner of the senior advisers. Mississippi River Commission. Later in the afternoon, the President and The President announced his intention to Vice President Biden traveled to Arlington, nominate Maj. Gen. Michael J. Walsh, USA, to VA, where, at Arlington National Cemetery’s be President of the Mississippi River Commis- Memorial Chapel, they paid respects to Frank sion. W. Buckles, who was the last surviving veteran March 12 of World War I. Then, they returned to Wash- During the day, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ington, DC. ident was briefed by Homeland Security and Later in the afternoon, in the Map Room, the Counterterrorism Adviser John O. Brennan on President participated in an interview with An- disaster response and relief efforts in Japan. dy Katz of ESPN to discuss his picks for the In the evening, at the Renaissance Washing- NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Then, in ton, DC Downtown Hotel, the President deliv- the Situation Room, he met with his National ered remarks at the annual Gridiron Club dinner. Security team to discuss the situation in Libya. Later, in the Oval Office, the President and March 14 Vice President Biden met with Secretary of De- In the morning, the President traveled to Ar- fense Robert M. Gates. Then, in the Cabinet lington, VA, where he and Secretary of Educa- Room, they met with combatant commanders. tion Arne Duncan toured Kenmore Middle In the evening, in the Blue Room, the Presi- School and viewed student presentations. Lat- dent and Mrs. Obama hosted a dinner for the er, he returned to Washington, DC. Then, in combatant commanders and their spouses. the Oval Office, he met with his senior advisers. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the March 16 President met with Secretary of Defense Rob- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ert M. Gates and Gen. David H. Petraeus, ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- USA, commander, NATO International Secu- telligence briefing. rity Assistance Force, Afghanistan. Then, in In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the the Situation Room, he met with the National President met with U.S. Agency for Interna- Security Council to discuss efforts to appre- tional Development Administrator Rajiv J. hend Usama bin Laden, leader of the Al Qaida terrorist organization. Shah to discuss U.S. humanitarian assistance In the evening, at the St. Regis Hotel, the abroad. Then, also in the Oval Office, he met President attended a Democratic National with his senior advisers. Later, also in the Oval Committee event. Office, he and Vice President Biden met with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. March 15 In the evening, in the Treaty Room office of In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- the White House Residence, the President had ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- a telephone conversation with Prime Minister telligence briefing. Later, in the Map Room, Naoto Kan of Japan to discuss ongoing relief he participated in separate television inter- efforts in Japan, including the emergency at views with Royale Da of KOAT in Albuquer- the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

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The President announced his intention to lie Pasquarella of WSOC in Charlotte, NC, nominate Mary Geiger Lewis to be a judge on Lynn Martinez of WSVN in Miami, FL, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Jim Gardner of WPVI in Philadelphia, PA, to South Carolina. discuss his upcoming visit to Latin America. The President announced his intention to In the evening, the President, Mrs. Obama, nominate Jane Margaret Triche-Milazzo to be and their daughters Sasha and Malia traveled a judge on the U.S. District Court for the East- to Brasilia, Brazil. ern District of Louisiana. March 19 March 17 In the morning, while en route aboard Air In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Force One, the President was briefed by Na- ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, also tional Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon on in the Oval Office, he and Vice President the situation in Libya. Upon arrival in Brasilia, Biden met with Prime Minister Enda Kenny of the President, Mrs. Obama, and their daugh- Ireland. ters Sasha and Malia traveled to the Royal Tu- In the afternoon, the President visited the lip Brasilia Alvorada hotel. Later, at the hotel, Japanese Embassy to express his condolences he was briefed by National Security Adviser for the loss of life due to the recent earthquake Donilon on the situation in Libya. Then, he and tsunami. had a telephone conversation with Crown In the evening, the President had separate Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of telephone conversations with Prime Minister Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of David Cameron of the United Kingdom and the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emir- President Nicolas Sarkozy of France to discuss ates, to discuss the situation in Libya. the situation in Libya. Later in the morning, at the hotel, the Pres- The President announced his intention to ident joined a conference call briefing with his nominate Gineen M. Bresso and Myrna Perez national security team to discuss the situation to be Commissioners of the U.S. Election As- in Libya. Then, he and Mrs. Obama traveled to sistance Commission. the Palacio do Planalto, where they participat- The President announced his intention to ed in an arrival ceremony with President Dil- nominate Richard Howorth to be a member of ma Rousseff of Brazil. the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley In the afternoon, the President traveled to Authority. Palacio Itamaraty. Later, he traveled to the The President announced his intention to Brasil 21 Convention Center, where he met nominate Lisa O. Monaco to be Assistant At- with U.S. Embassy personnel and their fami- torney General for National Security at the lies. Later, he traveled to the Palacio do Alvo- Department of Justice. rada, where he, Mrs. Obama, and their daugh- The President declared a major disaster in ters Sasha and Malia attended a reception Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement hosted by President Rousseff. State and local recovery efforts in the area In the evening, the President, Mrs. Obama, struck by a severe winter storm and snowstorm and their daughters Sasha and Malia traveled to from January 31 through February 3. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Upon arrival, they trav- eled to the JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro. March 18 In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- March 20 ident had an intelligence briefing. In the morning, the President held a confer- In the afternoon, in the Situation Room, the ence call briefing with his national security President met with a bipartisan group of Con- team to discuss the situation in Libya. Then, gressional leaders to discuss the situation in he, Mrs. Obama, and their daughters Sasha Libya. Later, in the Map Room, he participat- and Malia traveled to Cidade de Deus favela, ed in separate television interviews with Nata- where they attended cultural performances.

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Later, they returned to the JW Marriott Hotel Turkey to discuss the situation in Libya. He al- Rio de Janeiro. so had a telephone conversation with Adm. Mi- In the afternoon, the President traveled to chael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs the Theatro Municipal. Later, he returned to of Staff, on the U.S. military plane that went the JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janerio. down in Libya. In the evening, the President, Mrs. Obama, The White House announced that the Presi- and their daughters Sasha and Malia traveled to dent will travel to Ireland, the United King- Corcovado mountain, where they toured the dom, France, and Poland from May 23 Christ the Redeemer statue. Later, they re- through 28. turned to the JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro. March 22 March 21 In the morning, at the San Cristobal Tower In the morning, the President, Mrs. Obama, hotel, the President met with President Sebas- and their daughters Sasha and Malia traveled tian Pinera Echenique of Chile. Then, he, Mrs. to Santiago, Chile. While en route aboard Air Obama, and their daughters Sasha and Malia Force One, he held a conference call briefing traveled to San Salvador, El Salvador. While en with his national security team to discuss the route aboard Air Force One, he had separate situation in Libya. Then, he held a conference telephone conversations with his national secu- call briefing with Homeland Security and rity team, Prime Minister David Cameron of Counterterrorism Adviser John O. Brennan the United Kingdom, President Nicolas Sar- kozy of France, and Amir Hamad bin Khalifa and other senior officials to discuss the disaster Al Thani of Qatar to discuss the situation in response and relief efforts in Japan. Libya. In the afternoon, while en route aboard Air In the afternoon, upon arrival in San Salva- Force One, the President had a telephone con- dor, the President and Mrs. Obama traveled to versation with King Abdullah II of Jordan to the Palacio Nacional, where he and Mrs. discuss the situations in Libya and Bahrain. He Obama participated in an arrival ceremony was then briefed by National Security Adviser with President Carlos Mauricio Funes Carta- Thomas E. Donilon on the situation in Libya. gena of El Salvador and his wife Vanda Pig- Later in the afternoon, upon arrival in Santi- nato. Later, they traveled to the Sheraton Pres- ago, the President, Mrs. Obama, and their idente San Salvador Hotel. daughters Sasha and Malia traveled to the Pa- In the evening, the President traveled to the lacio de La Moneda, where he and Mrs. Metropolitan Cathedral, where he met with Obama participated in an arrival ceremony President Funes and Archbishop Jose Luis Es- with President Sebastian Pinera Echenique of cobar Alas of San Salvador, toured the cathe- Chile and his wife Cecilia Morel de Pinera. dral, and paid his respects at the tomb of Arch- Then, also at the Palacio de La Moneda, he bishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero. Then, he re- met with President Pinera. Later, he traveled turned to the Sheraton Presidente San Salva- to the San Cristobal Tower hotel, where he dor Hotel. Later, he and Mrs. Obama traveled and Mrs. Obama met with U.S. Embassy staff. to the Palacio Nacional. In the evening, at the San Cristobal Tower Later in the evening, the President and Mrs. hotel, the President was briefed by National Obama returned to the Sheraton Presidente Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon on a U.S. San Salvador Hotel. military plane that went down in Libya. Later, he and Mrs. Obama returned to the Palacio de March 23 La Moneda. In the morning, the President had a confer- Later in the evening, the President and Mrs. ence call briefing with his national security Obama returned to the San Cristobal Tower team to discuss the situation in Libya. Then, he hotel. Then, he had a telephone conversation traveled to the U.S. Ambassador’s residence, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of where he met with U.S. Embassy staff. Later,

756 Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 / Appendix A he, Mrs. Obama, and their daughters Sasha Greek independence and to discuss the situa- and Malia returned to Washington, DC. tion in Libya. He also had separate telephone The President declared a major disaster in conversations with President Dilma Rousseff Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supple- of Brazil, President Sebastian Pinera Eche- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- nique of Chile, and President Carlos Mauricio ea struck by a severe winter storm and snow- Funes Cartagena of El Salvador to thank them storm from January 31 through February 5. for hosting the First Family during their visit to Latin America. March 24 The President declared a major disaster in In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Presi- Oregon and ordered Federal aid to supple- dent met with National Security Adviser Thom- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- as E. Donilon. Then, he had a telephone con- ea struck by a tsunami on March 11. versation with President Dmitry A. Medvedev The President declared a major disaster in of Russia to discuss Russia-U.S. relations and Washington and ordered Federal aid to sup- the situations in the Middle East and Libya. plement State and local recovery efforts in the In the afternoon, in the Private Dining area struck by a severe winter storm, flooding, Room, the President and Vice President Joe landslides, and mudslides from January 11 Biden had lunch. Later, in the Oval Office, he through 21. met with Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner. Then, he and Vice President Biden March 26 met with the President’s national security team The White House announced that the Presi- to discuss the situation in Libya. dent will address the Nation on the situation in During the day, the President had a tele- Libya on March 28. phone conversation with Prime Minister Ben- The White House announced that the Presi- jamin Netanyahu of Israel to express his con- dent will travel to New York City on March 29. dolences for the injuries and loss of life result- ing from the terrorist attack in Jerusalem on March 28 March 23 and discuss recent rocket attacks and In the afternoon, in the Situation Room, the mortar fire into Israel from Gaza. President had a videoconference with President The President declared a major disaster in Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela New Mexico and ordered Federal aid to supple- Merkel of Germany, and Prime Minister David ment State and local recovery efforts in the area Cameron of the United Kingdom to discuss the struck by a severe winter storm and extreme situations in Libya and Egypt. Later, in the Oval cold temperatures from February 1 through 5. Office, he met with members of open govern- ment advocacy groups and accepted an award in March 25 recognition for making the Federal Govern- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ment more transparent by providing greater ident had an intelligence briefing followed by a public access to Government information. meeting with his senior advisers. Then, in the Situation Room, he met with Members of March 29 Congress, the National Security Council, and In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- other administration and military officials to ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the discuss the situation in Libya. Situation Room, he met with the National Se- In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, curity Council to discuss efforts to apprehend the President recorded a video message for the Usama bin Laden, leader of the Al Qaida ter- people of Cote d’Ivoire. rorist organization. During the day, the President had a tele- In the afternoon, the President traveled to phone conversation with Prime Minister Geor- New York City. Then, at the American Muse- gios Andreas Papandreou of Greece to con- um of Natural History, he participated in sepa- gratulate him on the 190th anniversary of rate television interviews with Brian Williams

757 Appendix A / Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 of NBC Nightly News, Erica Hill of CBS’s March 30 “The Early Show,” and Diane Sawyer of ABC’s In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- “World News With Diane Sawyer” program, ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- all for later broadcast. Then, he toured the mu- telligence briefing. seum’s Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, where he, In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York Room, the President had lunch with Vice Pres- City, and Director of the New York City Sci- ident Biden. Later, in the Oval Office, he met ence and Engineering Fair Jeanette Kim with his senior advisers. viewed research projects submitted to the fair During the day, the President met with the by local high school students. leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus In the evening, the President returned to to discuss the economic impact of proposed Washington, DC. While en route aboard Air budget cuts. Then, he had a telephone conver- Force One, he had a telephone conversation sation with President Giorgio Napolitano of It- with Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan to dis- aly to congratulate him on the 150th anniversa- cuss ongoing relief efforts in Japan. ry of Italian unification and discuss Italy’s con- The President announced his intention to tributions to the no-fly zone over Libya. nominate Henry S. Ensher to be Ambassador to Algeria. March 31 The President announced his intention to In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- nominate Kenneth J. Fairfax to be Ambassador ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- to Kazakhstan. telligence briefing. Then, he met with his se- The President announced his intention to nior advisers. nominate Deepa Gupta to be a member of the In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the National Council on the Arts. President and Vice President Biden met with The President announced his intention to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. appoint Nisha Desai Biswal as a member of the The White House announced that the Presi- Congressional-Executive Commission on the dent will welcome President Shimon Peres of People’s Republic of China. Israel to the White House on April 5. The President announced his intention to The President announced that he has nomi- appoint Michael C. Camunez as a member of nated George L. Beck, Jr., to be U.S. attorney the Commission on Security and Cooperation for the Middle District of Alabama. in Europe. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated Corinne A. Beckwith to be an appellate appoint Susan H. Hildreth as a member of the judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Dis- Board of Trustees of the American Folklife trict of Columbia Circuit. Center. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated David L. McNulty to be U.S. marshal for appoint Gary Hirshberg as a member of the the Northern District of New York. Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Ne- The President announced that he has nomi- gotiations. nated Alison J. Nathan to be a judge on the The President announced his intention to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of appoint Edwin Schlossberg as a member of the New York. U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Tennessee and ordered Federal aid to supple- appoint Lesley Weiss as a member of the U.S. ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- Commission for the Preservation of America’s ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and Heritage Abroad. flooding from February 28 through March 1.

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April 1 propriations Committee Sen. Daniel K. In- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ouye, and Chairman of the House Appropria- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- tions Committee Rep. Harold D. Rogers to telligence briefing. Then, he met with his se- discuss legislation to continue Federal Govern- nior advisers. ment appropriations. Later, also in the Oval In the afternoon, the President traveled to Office, he met with President Shimon Peres of Landover, MD, where he toured a UPS ship- Israel. ping facility and viewed clean energy vehicles In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining from the corporate fleets of AT&T, PepsiCo, Room, the President had a working lunch with UPS, and Verizon. Later, he returned to Wash- President Peres. Later, in the Oval Office, he ington, DC. had separate meetings with Millennium Chal- Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, lenge Corporation Chief Executive Officer the President met with U.S. Special Envoy to Daniel W. Yohannes and Overseas Private In- Sudan Princeton N. Lyman. vestment Corporation Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L. Littlefield. April 2 During the day, the President had separate The President announced his intention to phone conversations with Speaker of the House nominate D. Brent Hardt to be Ambassador to of Representatives John A. Boehner and Senate Guyana. Majority Leader Harry M. Reid to discuss the The President announced his intention to ongoing negotiations over legislation to contin- nominate Donald W. Koran to be Ambassador ue Federal Government appropriations. to Rwanda. The President announced his intention to April 4 nominate Geeta Pasi to be Ambassador to Dji- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- bouti. ident had an intelligence briefing. The President declared a major disaster in In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Wisconsin and ordered Federal aid to supple- President met with Secretary of Defense Rob- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- ert M. Gates. Then, also in the Oval Office, he ea struck by a severe winter storm and snow- met with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham storm from January 31 through February 3. Clinton. During the day, the President had a tele- April 6 phone conversation with President Ali Ben In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Bongo Ondimba of Gabon to discuss the situa- ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, he tion in Cote d’Ivoire. had separate telephone conversations with The White House announced that the Presi- Speaker of the House of Representatives John dent will welcome Chancellor Angela Merkel A. Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry of Germany to the White House on June 7. M. Reid to discuss legislation to continue Fed- The White House announced that the Presi- eral Government appropriations. dent will travel to Fairless Hills, PA, on April 6. In the afternoon, the President traveled to April 5 Philadelphia, PA. Upon arrival, he traveled to In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Fairless Hills, PA. Later, he traveled to New ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- York City. telligence briefing. Then, in the Situation During the day, the President had a video Room, they had a meeting to discuss the situa- teleconference with President Hamid Karzai tion in Libya. Later, in the Oval Office, they of Afghanistan to discuss the transition of secu- met with Speaker of the House of Representa- rity operations to Afghan forces and recent vio- tives John A. Boehner, Senate Majority Leader lence related to an incident involving the dese- Harry M. Reid, Chairman of the Senate Ap- cration of the Koran.

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In the evening, the President returned to The President announced his intention to Washington, DC. Then, in the Oval Office, he nominate Cynthia Chavez Lamar, Barbara J. and Vice President Joe Biden met with Speak- Ells, and Deborah D. Goodman to be mem- er of the House of Representatives John A. bers of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry American Indian and Alaska Native Culture M. Reid to discuss the ongoing negotiations and Arts Development. over legislation to continue Federal Govern- The President announced his intention to ment appropriations. nominate Anuj C. Desai as a member of the The White House announced that the Presi- Foreign Claims Settlement Commission at the dent will welcome President Juan Manuel San- Department of Justice. tos Calderon of Colombia to the White House The President announced his intention to on April 7. nominate Wanda F. Felton to be First Vice The President announced that he has nomi- President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. nated Sharon L. Gleason to be a judge on the The President announced his intention to U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. nominate William C. Lineberger to be a mem- The President announced that he has nomi- ber of the National Science Board of the Na- nated Susan O. Hickey to be a judge on the tional Science Foundation. U.S. District Court for the Western District of The President announced his intention to Arkansas. nominate James H. Thessin to be Ambassador to Paraguay. April 7 The President declared a major disaster in In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- plement State and local recovery efforts in the telligence briefing. area struck by flooding beginning on April 5 In the afternoon, in the Private Dining and continuing. Room, the President and Vice President Biden had lunch. Then, in the Oval Office, they met April 8 with Speaker of the House of Representatives The President announced his intention to John A. Boehner and Senate Majority Leader nominate Timothy G. Massad to be Assistant Harry M. Reid to discuss legislation to contin- Secretary for Financial Stability at the Depart- ue Federal Government appropriations. Lat- ment of the Treasury. er, also in the Oval Office, he met with Secre- The President announced his intention to tary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner. appoint Herbert Block and Gary P. Zola as In the evening, in the Oval Office, the Presi- members of the Commission for the Preserva- dent and Vice President Biden met with tion of America’s Heritage Abroad. Speaker of the House of Representatives John The President announced his intention to A. Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry appoint Patrik Johansson and Ellen Semonoff M. Reid to discuss legislation to continue Fed- as members of the Advisory Group on Preven- eral Government appropriations. tion, Health Promotion, and Integrative and The White House announced that the Presi- Public Health at the Department of Health dent had canceled his scheduled trip to India- and Human Services. napolis, IN, on April 8. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to appoint Theresa Arevgaq John to be a member nominate David S. Johanson to be a member of the National Advisory Council on Indian of the U.S. International Trade Commission. Education at the Department of Education. The President announced his intention to The President declared a major disaster in nominate Sean R. Mulvaney to be a member of Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement the Board of Directors of the U.S. Export- State and local recovery efforts in the area Import Bank. struck by a tsunami on March 11.

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April 9 gence briefing. Then, also in the Oval Office, In the afternoon, the President met with he met with his senior advisers. Later, he trav- tourists at the Lincoln Memorial, where he eled to Chicago, IL. commended Congressional leaders for legisla- The President announced his intention to tion approved to temporarily continue Federal nominate Jonathan D. Farrar to be Ambassa- Government appropriations. dor to Nicaragua. The President announced his intention to April 10 nominate Stuart E. Jones to be Ambassador to The White House announced that the Presi- Jordan. dent will welcome Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al The President announced his intention to Thani of Qatar to the White House on April 14. nominate Lisa J. Kubiske to be Ambassador to April 11 Honduras. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- The President announced his intention to ident had an intelligence briefing. Then, in the nominate Derek J. Mitchell to be U.S. Special Situation Room, he had a meeting on the situa- Representative and Policy Coordinator for tion in Libya. Burma, with the rank of Ambassador. The President announced his intention to April 12 nominate Robert J. Zimmer to be a member of In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- the National Science Board of the National ident had an intelligence briefing followed by a Science Foundation. meeting with his senior advisers. Later, he had The President announced his intention to a telephone conversation with President Al- nominate William C. Ostendorff to be a Com- assane Dramane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire to missioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commis- congratulate him on assuming duties as a dem- sion. ocratically elected President and discuss Cote d’Ivoire-U.S. relations. April 15 In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the In the afternoon, the President returned to President met with Office of Personnel Man- Washington, DC. Later, in the Roosevelt agement Director M. John Berry. Later, in the Room, he and Vice President Joe Biden met Situation Room, he met with the National Se- with the leadership of the National Conference curity Council to discuss efforts to apprehend of State Legislators. Usama bin Laden, leader of the Al Qaida ter- The President announced the designation of rorist organization. Then, in the Oval Office, the following individuals as members of a Pres- he and Vice President Joe Biden met with Sec- idential delegation to Kiev, Ukraine, to attend retary of Defense Robert M. Gates. Later, also the Summit on the Safe and Innovative Use of in the Oval Office, they met with Secretary of Nuclear Energy and the Chernobyl Pledging State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Conference to commemorate the 25th anni- April 13 versary of the Chernobyl disaster on April 19: In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Zbigniew Brzezinski (head of delegation); John ident and Vice President Biden had an intelli- F. Tefft; and Richard L. Morningstar. gence briefing. Later, in the Cabinet Room, they met with bipartisan House and Senate April 16 leaders to discuss ongoing negotiations to con- During the day, Secretary of the Treasury tinue Federal Government appropriations. Timothy F. Geithner briefed the President on the Standard & Poor’s report on the U.S. debt April 14 outlook. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- The White House announced that the Presi- ident and Vice President Biden had an intelli- dent will travel to Annandale, VA, on April 19.

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The White House announced that the Presi- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- dent will travel to San Francisco, CA, on April ea struck by a tsunami on March 11. 20. April 19 April 17 In the morning, the President traveled to During the day, the President had separate Annandale, VA. Later, he returned to Wash- telephone conversations with Gov. Beverly E. ington, DC. Perdue of North Carolina and Gov. Robert J. In the afternoon, the President met with the Bentley of Alabama to express his condolences National Security Council to discuss efforts to for the loss of life resulting from the tornadoes apprehend Usama bin Laden, leader of the Al that swept through the region on April 15 and Qaida terrorist organization. Later, in the State offer Federal assistance for recovery efforts. Dining Room, the President met with a bipar- tisan group of leaders from various fields to April 18 discuss immigration reform and border securi- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ty. Then, in the Oval Office, he met with Sec- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- retary of Defense Robert M. Gates. telligence briefing. Later, also in the Oval Of- The White House announced that the Presi- fice, he met with his senior advisers. dent will travel to Los Angeles, CA, on April 21. In the afternoon, in the Map Room, the The President declared a major disaster in President participated in separate television in- North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to terviews with Shaun Boyd of KCNC in Denver, supplement State and local recovery efforts in CO, David Crabtree of WRAL in Raleigh, NC, the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, Brad Watson of WFAA in Dallas, TX, and John and flooding on April 16. Stehr of WTHR in Indianapolis, IN, to discuss the national debt and deficit. Later, in the Oval April 20 Office, he and Vice President Biden met with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, he During the day, the President had a tele- traveled to San Francisco, CA, arriving in the phone conversation with Prime Minister Ben- afternoon. jamin Netanyahu of Israel to wish him well be- fore the start of Passover and discuss ongoing In the afternoon, the President traveled to counterterrorism cooperation, the Middle East Palo Alto, CA. Later, he returned to San Fran- peace process, recent violence near Gaza, and cisco. Israel-U.S. relations. He also had a telephone During the day, the President had a tele- conversation with Michael Hollowell, manager phone conversation with Prime Minister David of a Lowe’s home improvement store in San- Cameron of the United Kingdom to discuss ford, NC, which was destroyed by a tornado on the situation in Libya. April 16, to thank him for the swift action he took to save lives. April 21 In the evening, in the Old Family Dining In the morning, the President traveled to Room, the President and Mrs. Obama hosted a Reno, NV. Seder to mark the beginning of Passover. In the afternoon, the President traveled to The White House announced that the Presi- Los Angeles, CA. Then, he traveled to Culver dent will welcome President Ricardo Martinel- City, CA. Later, he returned to Los Angeles. li Berrocal of Panama to the White House on The President announced his intention to April 28. appoint Susan Athey as a member of the Presi- The White House announced that the Presi- dent’s Committee on the National Medal of dent will travel to Reno, NV, on April 21. Science. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to California and ordered Federal aid to supple- appoint W. Terrell Hodges as a member of the

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Board of Trustees of the James Madison Me- White House Easter Egg Roll activities. Then, morial Fellowship Foundation. at the White House basketball and tennis The President announced his intention to courts, he played basketball and tennis with appoint Robert G. Stanton as a member of the children and visited with them and their par- Board of Trustees of the American Folklife ents. Center at the Library of Congress. Later in the morning, in the Situation The President announced his intention to ap- Room, he met with his national security team point E. William Stetson III as a member of the to discuss the situations in Afghanistan and Advisory Committee on the Arts for the John F. Pakistan. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In the afternoon, the President had separate The President announced his intention to telephone conversations with Prime Minister appoint Brady J. Deaton as Chairman of the Silvio Berlusconi of Italy and Prime Minister Board for International Food and Agricultural Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to discuss Development. the situations in Libya and Syria. Later, in the The President announced his intention to Oval Office, he met with Attorney General Er- appoint David Blitzstein and Joyce A. Mader ic H. Holder, Jr. as members of the Advisory Committee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. April 26 The President announced his intention to In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- appoint Gebisa Ejeta, Jo Luck, and Marty ident had an intelligence briefing followed by McVey as members of the Board for Interna- an economic briefing. Later, in the Map tional Food and Agricultural Development. Room, the President participated in separate television interviews with Justin Farmer of April 22 WSB in Atlanta, GA, Romona Robinson of In the morning, the President returned to WKYC in Cleveland, OH, Barbara Ciara of Washington, DC, arriving in the afternoon. WTKR in Norfolk, VA, and Stephen Clark of The White House announced that the Presi- WXYZ in Detroit, MI, to discuss the national dent will welcome Crown Prince Mohamed debt and deficit. bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Emirates Armed Forces, to the White House President met with Crown Prince Mohammed on April 26. bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, Deputy The President declared a major disaster in Supreme Commander of the United Arab Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supple- Emirates Armed Forces. Later, also in the ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- Oval Office, he met with Secretary of Defense ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and Robert M. Gates. straight-line winds on April 14. During the day, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ident met with Special Assistant to the Presi- April 24 dent for Homeland Security and Senior Direc- In the morning, the President, Mrs. Obama, tor for Resilience Policy Richard A. Reed. and their daughters Sasha and Malia attended Then, he had a telephone conversation with an Easter service at Shiloh Baptist Church. Gov. Michael D. Beebe of Arkansas to discuss In the afternoon, the President, Mrs. tornado damage relief efforts. Obama, and their daughters Sasha and Malia returned to the White House. April 27 In the morning, the President and Mrs. April 25 Obama traveled to Chicago, IL. Upon arrival In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- in the afternoon, they participated in the tap- ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, on the ing of an interview with Oprah Winfrey for the South Lawn, the President participated in “Oprah Winfrey Show.”

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In the afternoon, the President traveled to efforts to apprehend Usama bin Laden, leader New York City. of the Al Qaida terrorist organization. In the evening, the President returned to The White House announced that the Presi- Washington, DC. dent’s ceremony honoring the 2010 NCAA The White House announced that the Presi- Football Champion Auburn University Tigers dent will travel to Florida on April 29. and the “Let’s Move!” initiative’s South Lawn The President announced his intention to youth football clinic had been postponed. appoint Judy Gaynor and Richard P. Herman The White House announced that the Presi- as members of the Commission on Presidential dent will travel to Alabama on April 29. Scholars. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Alabama and ordered Federal aid to supple- appoint Robert Langer as a member of the ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- President’s Committee on the National Medal ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight- of Science. line winds, and flooding beginning on April 15 The President announced his intention to ap- and continuing. point Wendy Wanderman as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the John F. April 29 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In the morning, in the Diplomatic Recep- The President announced his intention to tion Room, the President met with participants appoint Thomas E. Wheeler as a member of of the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike. Later, the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. he, Mrs. Obama, and their daughters Sasha The President declared a major disaster in and Malia traveled to Tuscaloosa, AL. Upon Alabama and ordered Federal aid to supple- arrival, he and Mrs. Obama toured the damage ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- caused by recent tornadoes. ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and Also in the morning, the President gave or- straight-line winds beginning on April 27 and ders to proceed with a U.S. Navy SEALs continuing. counterterrorism operation to raid the suspect- ed compound of Al Qaida terrorist organiza- April 28 tion leader Usama bin Laden in Abbottabad, In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Pakistan. ident had an intelligence briefing. Then, he In the afternoon, the President, Mrs. had a telephone conversation with Secretary of Obama, and their daughters Sasha and Malia Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency Ad- traveled to Cape Canaveral, FL, where they ministrator W. Craig Fugate to discuss the toured the Orbiter Processing Facility and Federal Government’s disaster relief and re- viewed the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Then, the sponse efforts to severe weather affecting President visited the Launch Control Center southeastern States. and met with crewmembers of the Space Shut- Later in the morning, in the Situation tle Endeavor. Later, the President and Mrs. Room, the President met with his national se- Obama met with Rep. Gabrielle D. Giffords, curity team to discuss the situation in Libya. wife of Space Shuttle Endeavor commander Then, in the Oval Office, he met with Secre- Mark E. Kelly. tary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Later in the afternoon, the President trav- In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, eled to Miami, FL. the President and senior administration offi- In the evening, the President returned to cials met with influential members of the His- Washington, DC. panic community to discuss immigration re- The President declared a major disaster in form. Later, in the Situation Room, he met Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supple- with the National Security Council to discuss ment State and local recovery efforts in the area

764 Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 / Appendix A struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon of Co- winds, and flooding from April 15 through 28. lombia, and President Nicolas Sarkozy of The President declared a major disaster in France to discuss the death of Al Qaida terror- Georgia and ordered Federal aid to supple- ist organization leader Usama bin Laden. ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- The President declared a major disaster in ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight- Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supple- line winds, and flooding on April 27 and 28. ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and as- April 30 sociated flooding beginning on April 23 and In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the continuing. President had separate telephone conversa- tions with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of May 3 Bahrain to discuss the situation in Bahrain and In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakh- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- stan to discuss Kazakhstan-U.S. relations. telligence briefing. Then, also in the Oval Of- fice, he met with his senior advisers. May 1 In the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, the In the afternoon, in the Situation Room, the President held a Cabinet meeting. Then, in the President, Vice President Joe Biden, and the State Dining Room, he met with members of President’s national security team were updat- the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Later, in ed on the U.S. Navy SEALs counterterrorism the Oval Office, he and Vice President Biden operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, to appre- met with Secretary of Defense Robert M. hend Al Qaida terrorist organization leader Gates. Usama bin Laden. During the day, the President had a tele- In the evening, the President had separate phone conversation with Prime Minister Ste- telephone conversations with former Presi- phen J. Harper of Canada to congratulate him dents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush on his electoral victory and discuss the death of and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan to Al Qaida terrorist organization leader Usama discuss the U.S. Navy SEALs counterterrorism bin Laden. operation in Abbottabad that resulted in the death of Usama bin Laden. The President announced his intention to The President declared a major disaster in nominate Anthony F. D’Agostino to be a mem- Tennessee and ordered Federal aid to supple- ber of the Board of Directors of the Securities ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- Investor Protection Corporation. ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight- The President announced his intention to line winds, and associated flooding from April nominate Janice Eberly to be Assistant Secre- 25 through 28. tary for Economic Policy at the Department of the Treasury. May 2 In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- May 4 ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- telligence briefing. Then, also in the Oval Of- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- fice, he met with his senior advisers. Later, also telligence briefing. Then, also in the Oval Of- in the Oval Office, he had separate telephone fice, he met with his senior advisers. Later, in conversations with President Felipe de Jesus the Roosevelt Room, he participated in an in- Calderon Hinojosa of Mexico, Prime Minister terview with Steve Kroft of CBS’s “60 Min- David Cameron of the United Kingdom, utes” program for later broadcast. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Prime In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Presi- President met with Prince Charles of Wales of dent Sebastian Pinera Echenique of Chile, the United Kingdom.

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The White House announced that the Presi- The President declared a major disaster in dent will welcome Prime Minister Benjamin Tennessee and ordered Federal aid to supple- Netanyahu of Israel to the White House on ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- May 20. ea struck by flooding beginning on April 26 The White House announced that the Presi- and continuing. dent will travel to Fort Campbell, KY, on May 6. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supple- nominate Laura A. Cordero to be a member of ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman ea struck by flooding beginning on April 27 Scholarship Foundation. and continuing. The President announced his intention to nominate Barbara K. McQuiston to be Assis- May 5 tant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. In the morning, the President traveled to The President announced his intention to New York City. nominate Matthew H. Tueller to be Ambassa- In the afternoon, at Engine Company 54, dor to Kuwait. Ladder Company 4, and Battalion 9 firehouse, The President announced that he has nomi- the President participated in an interview with nated Christopher Droney to be a judge on the Steve Kroft of CBS’s “60 Minutes” program for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. later broadcast. Then, he traveled to the New The President announced that he has nomi- York Police Department’s First Precinct Sta- nated Dana L. Christensen to be a judge on the tion. Later, he traveled to the National Sep- U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. tember 11 Memorial and Museum, where he The President announced that he has nomi- participated in a wreath-laying ceremony. nated John M. Gerrard to be a judge on the Then, he traveled to the museum’s 9/11 Me- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. morial Preview Site, where he met with the The President announced that he has nomi- family members of victims of the September nated Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to be a judge 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. on the U.S. District Court for the Northern Later in the afternoon, the President re- District of California. turned to Washington, DC. The President announced that he has nomi- The White House announced that the Presi- nated Robert N. Scola, Jr., to be a judge on the dent will travel to Texas on May 10. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The President announced his intention to nominate Stephen A. Higginson to be a judge on The President announced that he has nomi- nated Katherine B. Forrest and Edgardo Ra- the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. mos to be judges on the U.S. District Court for The President announced his intention to the Southern District of New York. nominate Michael H. Corbin to be Ambassa- The President announced that he has nomi- dor to the United Arab Emirates. nated Dennis J. Erby to be U.S. marshal for The President announced his intention to the Northern District of Mississippi. nominate Jeffrey DeLaurentis to be Alternate The President announced that he has nomi- Representative of the U.S. for Special Political nated Edward M. Spooner to be U.S. marshal Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of for the Northern District of Florida. Ambassador. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supple- nominate Jeanine E. Jackson to be Ambassa- ment Commonwealth and local recovery ef- dor to Malawi. forts in the area struck by severe storms, torna- The President announced his intention to does, and flooding beginning on April 22 and nominate William H. Moser to be Ambassador continuing. to Moldova.

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The President declared a major disaster in In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement President met with the crewmembers of Space State and local recovery efforts in the area Shuttle Discovery. Later, also in the Oval Of- struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and straight- fice, he met with Secretary of Homeland Secu- line winds on April 9 and 10. rity Janet A. Napolitano. In the evening, in the Oval Office, the Presi- May 6 dent and Vice President Joe Biden met with In the morning, the President traveled to the cochairs of the U.S.-China Strategic and Indianapolis, IN. While en route aboard Air Economic Dialogue. Force One, he had a telephone conversation The White House announced that the Presi- with Prime Minister Julia E. Gillard of Austra- dent will welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan lia to discuss the death of Al Qaida terrorist or- to the White House on May 17. ganization leader Usama bin Laden. Upon ar- The President declared a major disaster in rival, he traveled Allison Transmission, Inc., Tennessee and ordered Federal aid to supple- where he toured the facilities. ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- In the afternoon, the President traveled to ea struck by severe storms, flooding, torna- Fort Campbell, KY. Upon arrival, he and Vice does, and straight-line winds on April 4. President Joe Biden met with the special oper- The President declared a major disaster in ations teams who participated in the operation Tennessee and ordered Federal aid to supple- to apprehend Al Qaida terrorist organization ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- leader Usama bin Laden and presented them ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight- with the Presidential Unit Citation in recogni- line winds, and flooding beginning on April 19 tion of their achievement. Later, he returned and continuing. to Washington, DC, arriving in the evening. The President declared a major disaster in During the day, the President had a tele- Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supple- phone conversation with Amir Sabah al-Ahmad ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- al-Jabir al-Sabah of Kuwait to express his con- ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and dolences for the death of the Amir’s brother, flooding beginning on April 19 and continuing. Sheikh Khalid al-Sabah. The President declared a major disaster in May 10 Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supple- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- ea struck by flooding beginning on April 25 telligence briefing. Later, he traveled to El and continuing. Paso, TX. In the afternoon, the President traveled to a May 7 U.S. Customs and Border Protection cargo in- The White House announced that the Presi- spection facility near the Bridge of the Ameri- dent will travel to El Paso, TX, and Austin, TX, cas, where, with Secretary of Homeland Secu- on May 10. rity Janet A. Napolitano, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan D. Ber- May 9 sin, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- El Paso Field Operations Director Ana Hino- ident had a telephone conversation with Prime josa, he toured the facility. Then, he traveled to Minister Manmohan Singh of India to discuss Chamizal National Memorial. Later, he trav- the death of Al Qaida terrorist organization eled to Austin, TX. leader Usama bin Laden and India-U.S. rela- In the evening, the President returned to tions. Later, also in the Oval Office, he had an Washington, DC. intelligence briefing followed by a meeting The President announced the designation of with his senior advisers. the following individuals as members of a Pres-

767 Appendix A / Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 idential delegation to Asuncion, Paraguay, to Room, he dropped by a meeting of the Presi- celebrate the bicentennial of the indepen- dent’s Committee on Arts and Humanities. dence of Paraguay on May 14: Aaron S. Wil- The White House announced that the Presi- liams (head of delegation); Liliana Ayalde; and dent will welcome North Atlantic Treaty Orga- Arturo A. Valenzuela. nization Secretary General Anders Fogh Ras- The President announced his intention to mussen to the White House on May 13. appoint James T. Brett as Chair of the Presi- The President announced the designation of dent’s Committee for People with Intellectual the following individuals as members of a Pres- Disabilities. idential delegation to attend the Inauguration The President announced his intention to of Michel Martelly as President of Haiti on May appoint the following individuals as members 14: William J. Clinton (head of delegation); of the President’s Committee for People with Kenneth H. Merten; and Thomas C. Adams. Intellectual Disabilities: The President announced his intention to nominate William J. Burns to be Deputy Sec- Peter V. Berns; retary of State. Clay Boatright; The President announced his intention to Micki Edelsohn; nominate Mark Acton and Robert G. Taub to Ann Hardiman; be Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Alison A. Hillman de Velasquez; Commission. Carl M. La Mell; The President announced his intention to Annette McKenzie Anderson; nominate Mark P. Wetjen to be a Commissioner Carol Quirk; of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Susana Ramirez; The President announced that he has nomi- Deborah M. Spitalnik; nated Richard G. Andrews to be a judge on the Lillian Sugarman; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Elizabeth Weintraub; Carol Wheeler; and The President announced that he has nomi- Sheryl White-Scott. nated Cathy Ann Bencivengo to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern Dis- The President declared a major disaster in trict of California. North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- The President announced that he has nomi- plement State and local recovery efforts in the nated Jeffrey J. Helmick to be a judge on the area struck by flooding beginning on February U.S. District Court for the Northern District of 14 and continuing. Ohio. The President declared a major disaster in The President declared a major disaster in Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supple- Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supple- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- ea struck by severe storms and flooding begin- ea struck by flooding beginning on May 3 and ning on March 16 and continuing. continuing.

May 11 May 12 In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- In the morning, in the Dwight D. Eisen- ident had an intelligence briefing. hower Executive Office Building, the Presi- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the dent and Vice President Joe Biden met with President met with his senior advisers. Then, the Senate Republican Caucus. at the Newseum, he participated in a CBS In the afternoon, in the Private Dining News town hall meeting on the national econo- Room, the President and Vice President Biden my. Later, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Exec- had lunch. Later, in the State Dining Room, he utive Office Building, he met with the Senate met with the Congressional Black Caucus. Democratic Caucus. Then, in the Roosevelt Then, in the Diplomatic Reception Room, he

768 Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 / Appendix A participated in an interview with Jose Diaz- The President declared a major disaster in Balart of Telemundo. Then, in the Library, he Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supple- participated in separate interviews with Adri- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- ana Arevalo of KINC in Las Vegas, NV, Mario ea struck by a severe winter storm and snow- Andres Moreno of WLTV in Miami, FL, and storm from January 31 through February 5. Norma Garcia of KXTX in Dallas, TX. The President declared a major disaster in South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- May 13 plement State and local recovery efforts in the In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- area struck by flooding beginning on March 11 ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, also and continuing. in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary Gen- eral Anders Fogh Rasmussen of the North At- May 16 lantic Treaty Organization. In the morning, the President traveled to In the afternoon, in the Situation Room, the Memphis, TN, where, at the Cook Convention President delivered remarks to White House Center, he met with State and local officials, staff in honor of the 50th anniversary of the volunteers, and families impacted by recent White House Situation Room. He also presid- flooding. ed over a ceremony to name a secure confer- In the afternoon, the President returned to ence room after President John F. Kennedy. Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to nominate Terry D. Garcia to be Deputy Secre- May 17 tary of Commerce. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ident had an intelligence briefing. The President announced his intention to nominate Dan W. Mozena to be Ambassador In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, to Bangladesh. the President and Vice President Joe Biden had lunch. Later, in the Oval Office, they met with The President announced his intention to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. nominate Frankie A. Reed to be Ambassador to the Fiji Islands, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu, and May 18 Kiribati. In the morning, the President traveled to The President announced his intention to New London, CT. appoint Brad Barber and James F. Karpowitz In the afternoon, the President traveled to as members of the Utah Reclamation Mitiga- Boston, MA. tion and Conservation Commission. In the evening, the President returned to The President announced his intention to Washington, DC. appoint Richard Binder and Judith S. Palfrey The President announced his intention to as members of the Advisory Group on Preven- nominate David S. Adams to be Assistant Sec- tion, Health Promotion, and Integrative and retary for Legislative Affairs at the Depart- Public Health. ment of State. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to appoint Sandy Hoa Dang and Isaac F. Silvera nominate Luis A. Aguilar and Daniel M. Gallagh- as members of the Board of Directors of the er, Jr., to be Commissioners of the Securities and Vietnam Education Foundation. Exchange Commission. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nomi- appoint Alan H. Fleischmann as a member of nate the following individuals to be members of the the Commission on Presidential Scholars. Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholar- The President announced his intention to ship and Excellence in Education Foundation: appoint Richard H. Weisberg as a member of the Commission for the Preservation of Ameri- Marcos E. Galindo; ca’s Heritage Abroad. Charles R. Korsmo;

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Maria E. Ruess; and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of John H. Yopp. Texas. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated Gina M. Groh to be a judge on the U.S. nominate John A. Heffern to be Ambassador to District Court for the Northern District of Armenia. West Virginia. The President announced his intention to nominate Harry R. Hoglander to be a member May 20 of the National Mediation Board. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- The President announced his intention to ident had an intelligence briefing. nominate Gregory Karawan to be a member of In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining the Board of Directors of the Securities Indus- Room, the President and Prime Minister Ben- try Investor Corporation. jamin Netanyahu of Israel had a working The President announced his intention to lunch. Then, he met with 2010 Presidential nominate Patricia M. Loui to be a member of Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. Science Teaching award winners. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Susan L. Ziadeh to be Ambassador nominate Charles T. Massarone to be a Com- to Qatar. missioner of the U.S. Parole Commission at The President announced his intention to the Department of Justice. nominate Constance S. Barker to be a member The President announced his intention to of the Equal Employment Opportunity Com- nominate Joyce A. Barr to be Assistant Secre- mission. tary of State for Administration at the Depart- The President announced his intention to ment of State. nominate Morgan Christen to be a judge on the The President announced his intention to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. nominate Anne W. Patterson to be Ambassa- dor to Egypt. May 19 The President announced his intention to In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- nominate Claude M. Steele to be a member of ident had an intelligence briefing followed by a the National Science Board of the National meeting with his senior advisers. Science Foundation. In the afternoon, in the Diplomatic Room, The President announced his intention to the President participated in the taping of an appoint Dottie Bennett as a member of the interview with Andrew Marr of the BBC’s Commission for the Preservation of America’s “The Andrew Marr Show” for later broadcast. Heritage Abroad. Then, in the Oval Office, he met with Secre- The President announced his intention to tary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner. appoint Catherine A. Bertini as a member of The President announced the designation of the Board for International Food and Agricul- the following individuals as members of a Pres- tural Development. idential delegation to attend the Inauguration The President announced his intention to of Alassane Dramane Ouattara as President of appoint L. Tammy Duckworth and Jodi A. Gil- Cote d’Ivoire on May 21: Brooke D. Anderson lette as members of the Board of Trustees of (head of delegation); and Julia Stanley. the American Folklife Center. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated Andrew L. Carter, Jr., to be a judge on appoint Debra Langford as a member of the the U.S. District Court for the Southern Dis- Board of Governors of the United Service Or- trict of New York. ganizations, Inc. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated James R. Gilstrap to be a judge on the appoint Mathew McCollough and Deborah

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Ryan as members of the Architectural and Rooney. Later, they traveled to London, Eng- Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. land. Upon arrival, they traveled to Winfield The President announced his intention to House, the residence of U.S. Ambassador to appoint Ronald B. Rapoport as a member of the United Kingdom Louis B. Susman. the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Co- lumbus Fellowship Foundation. May 24 The President declared a major disaster in In the morning, the President had a tele- North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- phone conversation with Gov. Jeremiah W. plement State and local recovery efforts in the “Jay” Nixon of Missouri and Federal Emergen- area struck by a severe winter storm from April cy Management Agency Administrator W. 29 through May 1. Craig Fugate to discuss tornado damage relief The President declared a major disaster in efforts. Later, he and Mrs. Obama met with Idaho and ordered Federal aid to supplement Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, State, Tribal, and local recovery efforts in the Duchess of Cornwall, of the United Kingdom. area struck by flooding, landslides, and mud- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. slides from March 31 through April 11. Obama traveled to Buckingham Palace, where they toured palace suites and met with Prince May 22 William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife In the evening, the President and Mrs. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, of the Obama traveled to Dublin, Ireland, arriving United Kingdom. Then, they participated in an the following morning. While en route aboard arrival ceremony with Queen Elizabeth II of Air Force One, he was briefed on severe the United Kingdom. Later, they had lunch storms and tornadoes affecting the Midwest. with the Queen and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Following lunch, they May 23 toured the palace portrait gallery, where they In the morning, upon arrival at Dublin Air- viewed royal collection pieces related to the port, the President and Mrs. Obama traveled United States. to Aras an Uachtarain, the residence of Presi- Later in the afternoon, the President and dent Mary P. McAleese of Ireland, where they Mrs. Obama visited Westminster Abbey, signed the guest book in the State Reception where they participated in a wreath-laying cer- Room. Then, they participated in a tree plant- emony at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. ing ceremony in the residence garden. Following the ceremony, they toured the Ab- Later in the morning, the President traveled bey and signed the guest book. Then, they to Farmleigh, Ireland, where he met with traveled to the Prime Minister’s residence at Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland. Then, 10 Downing Street, where they participated in he returned to Dublin. a photo opportunity with Prime Minister Da- In the afternoon, the President had a tele- vid Cameron of the United Kingdom and his phone conversation with Gov. Jeremiah W. wife Samantha G. Cameron. “Jay” Nixon of Missouri to express his condo- Later in the afternoon, the President and lences for the loss of life and destruction by se- Prime Minister Cameron visited the Globe vere storms and tornadoes affecting the Mid- Academy, where they toured a classroom and west. Later, he and Mrs. Obama visited with met with students. Then, they played table ten- U.S. Embassy staff. Then, he traveled to Mon- nis with students in the school’s gym. eygall, Ireland, where they toured the Presi- In the evening, at Buckingham Palace, the dent’s ancestral home and visited a local pub. President met with Labour Party Leader and Later, they returned to Dublin. Leader of the Opposition Edward S. Miliband. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Later, also at Buckingham Palace, he and Mrs. Obama attended a dinner at the residence of Obama attended a dinner hosted by Queen U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Daniel M. Elizabeth II.

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The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President traveled to nominate Ronald D. McCray to be a member the Villa La Cercle, where he was greeted by of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment President Nicolas Sarkozy of France. Then, Board. they attended the Group of Eight (G–8) sum- The President announced his intention to mit working lunch. nominate Arnold F. Stancell to be a member of Later in the afternoon, at the Centre Inter- the National Science Board of the National national de Deauville, the President participat- Science Foundation. ed in a G–8 summit working session with G–8 The President announced his intention to leaders. Then, he met with Prime Minister nominate Kathleen Kerrigan and Albert G. Stephen J. Harper of Canada to discuss border Lauber to be judges on the U.S. Tax Court. security, economic competitiveness, and prog- The President announced his intention to ress through the U.S.-Canada Regulatory Co- appoint Matt Desch, Joseph E. Fergus, and operation Council. Later, he participated in a Larissa Herdaas as members of the President’s G–8 summit working session on the Internet National Security Telecommunications Advi- and the economy with Eric E. Schmidt, chair- sory Committee. man of the board and chief executive officer of Google Inc.; Mark E. Zuckerberg, founder and May 25 chief executive officer of Facebook, Inc.; Yuri In the morning, the President traveled to the B. Milner, founder of Digital Sky Technolo- Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing gies; Hiroshi Mikitani, chief executive officer Street, where he had meetings with Prime Min- of Rakuten, Inc.; Maurice Levy, chief execu- ister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minis- tive officer of Publicis; and Stephane Richard, ter Nicholas Clegg of the United Kingdom. chairman and chief executive officer of France Later, in the garden at 10 Downing Street, he Telecom—Orange. Then, he returned to the and Prime Minister Cameron attended a bar- Royal Barriere hotel. becue hosted by Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Camer- In the evening, the President attended the on honoring U.S. and U.K. military service- G–8 summit working dinner. members, military families, and veterans. The President announced the designation of In the afternoon, the President traveled to the following individuals as members of a Pres- Lancaster House. Then, he returned to Buck- idential delegation to attend the Inauguration ingham Palace. Later, he traveled to Westmin- of Goodluck Jonathan as President of Nigeria ster Palace. on May 29: Johnnie Carson (head of delega- In the evening, the President traveled to the tion); and Terence P. McCulley. Grosvenor House Hotel, where he attended an The President announced his intention to event with U.S. Embassy staff. Then, he re- appoint the following individuals as members turned to Buckingham Palace. Later, he and of the President’s Advisory Commission on Mrs. Obama traveled to Winfield House, Educational Excellence for Hispanics: where they hosted a dinner honoring Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, Alicia Abella; Duke of Edinburgh. Then, they returned to Sylvia Acevedo; Buckingham Palace. Alfredo J. Artiles; The White House announced that the Presi- Daniel J. Cardinali; dent will travel to Raleigh-Durham, NC, on Francisco G. Cigarroa; June 13. Cesar Conde; May 26 Luis Ricardo Fraga; In the morning, the President traveled to JoAnn Gama; Deauville, France. Upon arrival at Deauville- Patricia Gandara; Saint-Gatien Airport, he traveled to the Royal Maria Neira; Barriere hotel. Lisette Nieves;

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Darline P. Robles; Later in the afternoon, the President trav- Ricardo Romo; eled to Paris, France. Then, he traveled to Manny Sanchez; and Warsaw, Poland, arriving in the evening. Marta Tienda. In the evening, the President visited the Tomb of the Unknown Solider and the Monu- The President announced his intention to ment to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Up- appoint the following individuals as members rising, where he participated in separate of the President’s National Security Telecom- wreath-laying ceremonies. Then, he traveled to munications Advisory Committee: the Presidential Palace, where he and Presi- dent Bronislaw Komorowski of Poland hosted Scott Charney; a dinner for Central and Eastern European Dick Costolo; leaders. Later, he traveled to the Marriot War- David G. DeWalt; saw hotel. Jamie Dos Santos; and The White House announced that the Presi- dent will travel to Joplin, MO, on May 29. Lisa Hook. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supple- appoint John D. Goldman as a member of the ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- Advisory Committee on the Arts for the John ea struck by severe storms and flooding from F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. April 21 through 28.

May 27 May 28 In the morning, at the Centre International In the morning, at the Marriott Warsaw ho- de Deauville, the President participated in a tel, the President met with U.S. Embassy staff. Group of Eight (G–8) summit working session Later, at the Presidential Palace, he participat- with G–8 leaders. Then, he participated in a ed in an arrival ceremony with President Bron- G–8 summit working session on Egypt and Tu- islaw Komorowski of Poland. nisia with G–8 leaders, members of the Euro- In the afternoon, at the Chancellery Build- pean Union, Prime Minister Essam Abdel Aziz ing, the President participated in an arrival Sharaf of Egypt, Prime Minister Beji Caid Es- ceremony with Prime Minister Donald Tusk of sebsi of Tunisia, Secretary-General Amr Mo- Poland followed by a working lunch. Later, at hammed Moussa of the Arab League of States, the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army, he vis- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United ited the memorial to the victims of the 2010 Nations, International Monetary Fund First Smolensk plane crash. Later, he returned to Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky, and Washington, DC, arriving in the evening. World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick. Lat- er, he participated in a G–8 summit working May 29 session on Africa with G–8 leaders, members In the morning, the President traveled to Jo- of the European Union, and the leaders of the plin, MO, arriving in the afternoon. African Union, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Cote In the afternoon, the President returned to d’Ivoire, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Washington, DC, arriving in the evening. the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, and the World Bank. Following the May 30 meeting, he had a brief discussion with Prime In the morning, in the State Dining Room, Minister Sharaf of Egypt to discuss democracy the President and Mrs. Obama hosted a break- efforts in Egypt. fast for Gold Star families. Later, he traveled to In the afternoon, the President participated Arlington, VA. in a G–8 summit photograph. Then, he attend- In the afternoon, the President returned to ed the G–8 summit working lunch. Washington, DC.

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May 31 June 4 In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- The White House announced that the Presi- ident had an intelligence briefing. dent will welcome President Goodluck Jona- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the than of Nigeria to the White House on June 8. President met with his senior advisers. The White House announced that the Presi- dent will welcome President Ali Ben Bongo June 1 Ondimba of Gabon to the White House on In the morning, in the East Room, the Pres- June 9. ident met with the House Republican Confer- June 5 ence. Later, in the Situation Room, he re- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Obama ceived a briefing on the 2011 hurricane season hosted a reception for the Ford’s Theatre. from Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano, Federal Emergency Management June 6 Agency Administrator W. Craig Fugate, Na- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- tional Oceanographic and Atmospheric Ad- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- ministration Administrator Jane Lubchenco, telligence briefing. Then, in the Situation and National Hurricane Center Director Wil- Room, they met with the President’s national liam L. Read. security team to discuss the situations in Af- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the ghanistan and Pakistan. President met with his senior advisers. Later, In the afternoon, in the Secretary of War also in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary Suite of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Office Building, the President participated in separate television interviews with Kate Amara The White House announced that the Presi- of Hearst Television news bureau in Washing- dent will travel to Toledo, OH, on June 3. ton, DC, Leon Bibb of WEWS in Cleveland, OH, and Devin Scillian of WDIV in Detroit, June 2 MI, about the automobile industry. Later, in In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- the Oval Office, he met with his senior advisers. ident had an intelligence briefing. During the day, in the Roosevelt Room, the In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President dropped by a meeting of young President met with his senior advisers. Later, adults chosen from participants in the White in the East Room, het met with the House House’s 100 Youth Roundtables Initiative. Democratic Caucus. In the evening, at 1789 Restaurant, the The President announced his intention to President had dinner with Chancellor Angela appoint Kathryn H. Ruemmler as White House Merkel of Germany. Counsel. The White House announced that the Presi- dent will travel to Alexandria, VA, on June 8. June 3 The President declared a major disaster in In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supple- ident had an intelligence briefing. Then, he ment State and local recovery efforts in the area traveled to Toledo, OH. struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding from May 22 through 25. In the afternoon, at Rudy’s Hot Dog restau- rant, the President had lunch with Mayor Mi- June 7 chael P. Bell of Toledo, OH. Then, he toured the In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- facilities of the Chrysler Toledo Assembly Com- ident and Vice President Joe Biden met with plex. Later, he visited to Fred’s Pro Hardware. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. Later, Later in the afternoon, the President re- in the Cabinet Room, he held an expanded turned to Washington, DC. meeting with Chancellor Merkel.

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In the evening, on the North Portico, the District Court for the Eastern District of Loui- President and Mrs. Obama greeted Chancellor siana. Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer upon The President announced that he has nomi- their arrival for a state dinner and reception. nated Mary E. Phillips to be a judge on the Then, on the Grand Staircase, they participat- U.S. District Court for the Western District of ed in a photo opportunity with Chancellor Missouri. Merkel and Mr. Sauer. The President declared a major disaster in During the day, in the Roosevelt Room, the Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement President dropped by a meeting between Na- State and local recovery efforts in the area tional Security Adviser Thomas E. Donilon struck by severe storms from April 19 through and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa May 2 and flooding resulting from those Al Khalifa of Bahrain to discuss Bahrain-U.S. storms beginning April 19 and continuing. relations and the situation in Bahrain. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supple- nominate Azizah al-Hibri to be a member of ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- the U.S. Commission on International Reli- ea struck by severe storms and tornadoes on gious Freedom. May 21 and 22. The President announced his intention to nominate Nancy Brooks Gilbert, Deborah E. June 8 Lipstadt, and Marc R. Stanley to be members In the morning, in the Situation Room, the of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. President had a video teleconference with The President announced his intention to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to dis- nominate Mark Gorenberg to be a member of cuss the impact of the death of Al Qaida terror- the President’s Council of Advisers on Science ist organization leader Usama bin Laden on and Technology. counterterrorism efforts and the transition of The President announced his intention to security operations to Afghan forces. nominate Michelle J. Howard to be a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy. Later in the morning, the President traveled The President announced his intention to to Northern Virginia Community College in nominate Isaac N. “Ike” Skelton IV to be a Alexandria, VA, where he toured the college’s member of the American Battle Monuments Automotive Training Program facility. Commission. In the afternoon, the President returned to The President announced his intention to Washington, DC. Then, in the Oval Office, he nominate Tamara Toussaint to be a member of met with senior advisers. Later, in the Private the Commission on Presidential Scholars. Dining Room, he and Vice President Joe The President announced his intention to Biden had lunch. nominate Peter Schaumber to be a member of Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Co- the President met with President Goodluck lumbus Fellowship Foundation. Jonathan of Nigeria to discuss Nigeria-U.S. re- The President announced that he has nomi- lations and the situations in Sudan, Libya, and nated Margo K. Brodie to be a judge on the Cote d’Ivoire. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of During the day, in Room 430 of the Dwight New York. D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the The President announced that he has nomi- President dropped by a meeting of writers nated Jesse M. Furman to be a judge on the from various personal finance and financial U.S. District Court for the Southern District of news web sites. New York. The President announced his intention to The President announced that he has nomi- nominate Arnold A. Chacon to be Ambassador nated Susie Morgan to be a judge on the U.S. to Guatemala.

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The President announced his intention to does, and straight-line winds from April 26 nominate Christopher Merrill to be a member through May 8. of the National Council on the Humanities. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supplement nominate Earl A. Wayne to be Ambassador to State and local recovery efforts in the area Mexico. struck by an ice jam and flooding from May 8 The President announced his intention to through 13. nominate Rebecca R. Wodder to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife at the Depart- June 12 ment of the Interior. In the afternoon, the President returned to The President announced his intention to Washington, DC. appoint Giselle Fernandez as a member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy June 13 Center for the Performing Arts. In the morning, the President traveled to Durham, NC, where he toured a Cree, Inc., June 9 manufacturing facility. Later, also at Cree, In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Inc., he participated in an interview with Ann ident had an intelligence briefing followed by a Curry of NBC’s “Today” program. meeting with his senior advisers. In the afternoon, the President traveled to In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Miami Beach, FL. President met with President Ali Ben Bongo In the evening, the President traveled to Mi- Ondimba of Gabon to discuss Gabon-U.S. re- ami, FL. lations and the situations in Sudan, Libya, and June 14 Cote d’Ivoire. In the morning, the President traveled to During the day, the President had a tele- San Juan, Puerto Rico. While en route aboard phone conversation with Gov. Janice K. Brewer Air Force One, he had a telephone conversa- of Arizona to discuss the wildfires in Arizona. tion with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo- The White House announced that the Presi- gan of Turkey to congratulate him on his par- dent will visit Durham, NC, on June 13. ty’s victory in parliamentary elections and dis- cuss Turkey-U.S. relations. June 10 In the afternoon, the President visited La In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Fortaleza, the Governor’s mansion, where he Obama traveled to Camp David, MD. took a tour and attended a youth orchestra The White House announced that the Presi- concert. Later, at Kasalta restaurant, he had dent will visit Miami, FL, on June 13. lunch with Commonwealth Sen. Alejandro The White House announced that the Presi- Garcia Padilla of Puerto Rico. dent will visit San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 14. Later in the afternoon, the President trav- The President announced his intention to eled to the Caribe Hilton hotel, where he par- nominate Martin J. Gruenberg to be Chairman ticipated in separate interviews with El Nuevo of the Board of Directors of the Federal De- Dia and Univision of Puerto Rico. Then, also at posit Insurance Corporation. the Caribe Hilton, he attended a Democratic The President announced his intention to National Committee fundraiser. Later, he re- nominate Kenneth J. Kopocis to be Assistant turned to Washington, DC. Administrator for the Office of Water at the Environment Protection Agency. June 15 The President declared a major disaster in In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- New York and ordered Federal aid to supple- ident had an intelligence briefing. ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the ea struck by severe storms, flooding, torna- President and Vice President Joe Biden met

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CA, to discuss the national economy and job June 22 creation efforts. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- During the day, in the Oval Office, the Pres- ident had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the ident met with Lois Curtis, one of the original Oval Office, the President had separate tele- plaintiffs in the Olmstead case, in which the phone conversations with President Hamid U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the rights of Karzai of Afghanistan, President Asif Ali Zard- Americans with disabilities to live indepen- ari of Pakistan, Prime Minister David Cameron dently. of the United Kingdom, President Nicolas Sar- kozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of June 21 Germany, and Secretary General Anders Fogh In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Rasmussen of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- nization to discuss the progress in Afghanistan. telligence briefing. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with National Endowment for President met with his senior advisers. Democracy 2011 Democracy Award recipients Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, Jamel Bettaieb and Zahraa Said. Later, in the Grand Foyer, he attended a reception cele- the President had a telephone conversation brating Asian American and Pacific Islander with President-elect Ollanta Moises Humala Heritage Month. Tasso of Peru to congratulate him on his June The President announced his designation of 5 election victory and discuss Peru-U.S. rela- the following individuals as members of a Pres- tions. Then, also in the Oval Office, he had idential delegation to attend the Special Olym- separate meetings with Secretary of the Trea- pics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece: sury Timothy F. Geithner and Secretary of De- fense Robert M. Gates. Jill T. Biden (head of delegation); The White House announced that the Presi- Bart W. Conner; dent will travel to New York City on June 23. Kareem Dale; The President announced his intention to Micki Edelsohn; nominate Brian T. Baenig to be Assistant Sec- Kenneth Melvin; retary for Congressional Relations at the De- Daniel B. Smith; and partment of Agriculture. Ann Stock. The President announced his intention to nominate Margaret Bartley and Gloria Wilson June 23 Shelton to be judges on the U.S. Court of Ap- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- peals for Veterans Claims. ident and Vice President Joe Biden met with The President announced his intention to House of Representatives Democratic leader- nominate Mary Beth Leonard to be Ambassa- ship. dor to Mali. In the afternoon, the President had separate The President announced his intention to ap- telephone conversations with President Serzh point Christopher Che as a member of the Pres- Sargsian of Armenia and President Ilham Ali- ident’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. yev of Azerbaijan to discuss the upcoming The President announced his intention to summit on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. appoint Linda K. Kerber as a member of the Then, he traveled to Fort Drum, NY. Later, in Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell the Rapid Deployment Facility, he met with Holmes Devise. Gold Star families. The President announced his intention to Later in the afternoon, the President trav- appoint Trina Thompson as a member of the eled to New York City, arriving in the evening. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and In the evening, the President traveled to Delinquency Prevention. Pittsburgh, PA.

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The President announced that he has nomi- and Marija Vojkovich as Commissioners on the nated Jennifer G. Zipps and Rosemary Mar- Commission for the Conservation and Man- quez to be judges on the U.S. District Court agement of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in for the District of Arizona. the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated Steven R. Frank to be U.S. marshal for appoint Patrick J. Murphy as a member of the the Western District of Pennsylvania. Board of Visitors to the U.S. Military Academy. The President announced that he has nomi- nated Martin J. Pane to be U.S. marshal for the June 26 Middle District of Pennsylvania. The President declared an emergency in The President announced that he has nomi- Kansas on June 25 and ordered Federal aid to nated David B. Webb to be U.S. marshal for supplement State and local recovery efforts in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. the area struck by flooding beginning on June The President declared a major disaster in 1 and continuing. Indiana and ordered Federal aid to supple- ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- June 27 ea struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight- In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- line winds, and flooding beginning on April 19 ident had an intelligence briefing. Then, also in and continuing. the Oval Office, he and Vice President Joe Biden met with Senate Majority Leader Harry June 24 M. Reid. In the morning, the President traveled to During the day, the President had a tele- Carnegie Mellon University, where he toured phone conversation with Gov. Jack Dalrymple the National Robotics Engineering Center. of North Dakota to discuss the impact of re- cent flooding and recovery efforts. In the afternoon, the President returned to In the evening, in the Oval Office, the Presi- Washington, DC. dent and Vice President Biden met with Sen- The White House announced that the Presi- ate Minority Leader A. Mitchell McConnell. dent will travel to Iowa on June 28. The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent will travel to Philadelphia, PA, on June 30. nominate Sung Y. Kim to be Ambassador to The President declared a major disaster in South Korea. Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement The President announced his intention to State and local recovery efforts in the area nominate Adrienne S. O’Neal to be Ambassa- struck by flooding beginning on May 25 and dor to Cape Verde. continuing. The President announced his intention to nominate S. Roy Woodall, Jr., to be a member June 28 of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- The President announced his intention to ident and Vice President Joe Biden met with appoint Hyman Bass as a member of the Presi- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. dent’s Committee on the National Medal of Later, he traveled to Moline, IL. Upon arrival, Science. he traveled to Bettendorf, IA. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President visited Ross’ appoint Patty Gerstenblith as Chairman of the Restaurant. Then, he traveled to Riverdale, IA, Cultural Property Advisory Committee. where he toured the facilities of Alcoa Daven- The President announced his intention to port Works. Later, he traveled to Moline, IL. appoint Nancy C. Wilkie as a member of the Then, he returned to Washington, DC. Cultural Property Advisory Committee. The President announced the designation of The President announced his intention to the following individuals as members of a Pres- appoint Sean C. Martin, Russell F. Smith III, idential delegation to Germany to attend the

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Women’s World Cup game on July 2: Nancy- Sens. Richard J. Durbin, Charles E. Schumer, Ann DeParle (head of delegation); Philip D. and Patricia L. Murray to discuss the deficit re- Murphy; and Kristine Lilly Heavey. duction and debt limit negotiations. Later, also The President announced his intention to in the Oval Office, he and Vice President nominate Deborah A.P. Hersman to be Chair- Biden met with Secretary of the Treasury Tim- man of the National Transportation Safety othy F. Geithner. Board. In the evening, the President and Mrs. The President announced his intention to Obama hosted a farewell dinner for outgoing nominate Thomas C. Krajeski to be Ambassa- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. dor to Bahrain. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated Gregory K. Davis to be U.S. attorney for nominate Robert A. Mandell to be Ambassa- the Southern District of Mississippi. dor to Luxembourg. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced his intention to nated David O. Nuffer to be a judge on the appoint Hal Simpson as U.S. Representative to U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. the Rio Grande Compact Commission. The President announced that he has nomi- The President announced that he has nomi- nated Thomas O. Rice to be a judge on the nated J. Malcolm Bales to be U.S. attorney for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of the Eastern District of Texas. Washington. The President announced that he has nomi- nated Kenneth Magidson to be U.S. attorney June 30 for the Southern District of Texas. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- The President announced that he has nomi- ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- nated Robert L. Pitman to be U.S. attorney for telligence briefing followed by a meeting with the Western District of Texas. senior advisers. The President announced that he has nomi- In the afternoon, in the Private Dining nated Sarah R. Saldana to be U.S. attorney for Room, the President and Vice President Biden the Northern District of Texas. had lunch. Later, he traveled to Philadelphia, PA, where he visited John’s Water Ice. June 29 In the evening, the President returned to In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Pres- Washington, DC. ident and Vice President Joe Biden had an in- The President declared an emergency in telligence briefing. Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supple- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the ment State and local recovery efforts in the ar- President and Vice President Biden met with ea struck by flooding beginning on June 1 and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid and continuing.

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