NATO Summit Chicago 2012

05/17/2012

NATO Summit Chicago 2012

The NATO Summit Chicago 2012 is a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to be held in Chicago, United States, on 20 and 21 May 2012.This represents the first time in 30 years that the two summits have been held together, and the first time ever that a NATO summit has been held in the United States outside of Washington, DC.

President Obama welcomes all NATO allies and partners to his hometown of Chicago for the NATO Summit on May 20-21, which will be the premier opportunity this year for the President to continue his efforts to strengthen NATO in order to ensure that the Atlantic Alliance remains the most successful alliance in history, while charting the way forward in Afghanistan.

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May 18

3rd Annual Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security - Washington D.C.
10:15 AM ET 
President Obama will deliver the opening keynote address
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NATO Summit Chicago 2012 - Camp David, MD
7:30 PM ET
Official Greeting of G8 Leaders

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May 19

NATO Summit Chicago 2012 – Camp David, MD

9:00 AM ET
President Obama and other G-8 leaders attend Working Session #1

10:45 AM ET
NATO Summit Family Photo

11:15 AM ET
President Obama attends the second working session with G8 Leaders

12:25 PM ET
President Obama and other G-8 leaders attend a Food Security Lunch

1:00 PM ET
Press Briefing

2:25 PM ET
President Obama attends the third working session with G8 Leaders

3:45 PM ET
President Obama attends the fourth working session with G8 Leaders

4:40 PM ET
President Obama attends the fifth working session with G8 Leaders

5:45 PM ET
President Obama gives a press conference regarding the summit

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May 20

NATO Summit Chicago 2012 - Chicago, IL

10:45 AM ET
President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

1:35 PM ET
President Obama meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

2:30 PM ET
President Obama hold an official greeting of the North Atlantic Council Leaders
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

3:15 PM ET
President Obama participates in opening session of the North Atlantic Council with NATO leaders
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

8:40 PM ET
President Obama takes part in a NATO family photo
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

9:00 PM ET
President Obama and other NATO leaders attend a working dinner
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

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May 21 

NATO Summit Chicago 2012 - Chicago, IL

AM ET

President Obama meets with other NATO country leaders plus the 22 non-NATO Afghan troop contributing countries in Afghanistan
Chicago, IL

Live Stream: http://www.livestream.com/thechicagocouncil

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Barnard College 2012 Graduation & National Peace Officers Memorial Service

05/13/2012
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President Obama delivered the commencement address at Barnard College 

New York,  NY

May 14 at 12:30 PM EST

 Live Braodcast: http://barnard.edu/commencement/webcast

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President Obama Honors Fallen Law Enforcement Officers- May 15, 2010

National Peace Officers Memorial Service

May 15, 2012
Washington, DC

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Going Forward

05/08/2012

2008

US Economic Meltdown

4.4 Million Jobs Loss

US Economy Spirals Down

2009 -2012

Jan 20, 2012 Senator Barack Obama takes the oath as President Of The United States of America

America starts to recover.

Today America’s auto industry is back.

Our enemy brought to justice by our greatest heroes.

Our troops are home from Iraq.

Instead of losing jobs America is creating jobs.

President Obama believes in America and fights for America.

We have more to do but we are coming back.

Because America’s greatness comes from a strong Middle Class.

Because you don’t quit and neither does he…


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6th Summit of the Americas

04/12/2012


6th Summit of the Americas

The Sixth Summit of the Americas will be held at Cartagena, Colombia on 14 and 15 April 2012. The central theme of the summit is ““Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity.”

The Summits of the Americas are a continuing series of summits bringing together the leaders of North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. The function of these summits is to foster discussion of a variety of issues affecting the western hemisphere. These high-level summit meetings have been organized by a number of multilateral bodies under the aegis of the Organization of American States. In the early 1990s, what were formerly ad hoc summits came to be institutionalized into a regular “Summits of the Americas” conference program.

Participants:

OAS Member States
- Partner Institutions
- Social Actors
- Virtual Community

Guide: The VI Summit of the Americas

* Follow the Summit and related forums through live webcast.

For more information: http://www.summit-americas.org/sixthsummit.htm

President Obama will attend the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia

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North American Leaders’ Summit 2012

04/01/2012

On April 2, 2012, President Obama hosted Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico for the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS) in Washington, DC. This meeting  built on wide-ranging and ongoing cooperation among the United States, Canada, and Mexico with a particular focus on economic growth and competitiveness, citizen security, energy, and climate change. The leaders also discussed North America’s role in the Americas in anticipation of the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia later in April, as well as other global economic, political, and security issues.


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A Nation’s Gratitude

02/28/2012

President Barack Obama shakes hands and thanks Soldiers of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division

Honoring Those Who Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation New Dawn

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will host a formal dinner at the White House to pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of the veterans of the war in Iraq and their families, the White House announced today. With the Theme “A Nation’s Gratitude: Honoring Those Who Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn,” the event has been designed to replicate a State Dinner, according to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Doug Wilson. It will be held in the East Room on February 29, and include performances by high-profile entertainers.

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Record Judicial Diversity, Record Judicial Delays

01/05/2012

Creating a judicial pool for the 21st Century, one with intellect, fair-mindedness and integrity that resembles the nation that it serves, is a top priority for President Obama and his administration. In fact, the President’s nominations for federal judges embody an unprecedented commitment to expanding the racial, gender and experiential diversity of the men and women who enforce our laws and deliver justice.

Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice
confirmation date: 8/6/2009

Hon. Elena Kagan, Associate Justice
confirmation date: 8/7/2010

Unfortunately, the delays these nominees are encountering on Capitol Hill are equally unprecedented: earlier this month, the Senate left for its August recess without considering 20 eminently qualified candidates, 16 of whom had passed through the bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee completely unopposed, a development the Washington Post called “not only frustrating but also destructive” in an editorial published yesterday.

The victims of these delays, of course, are the American citizens who are being denied the fair and timely judicial proceedings they deserve because of the chronic shortage of federal judges on the bench.  Stephen Zack, president of the American Bar Association, told Senate leaders in a recent letter that the abundance of vacant federal judgeships “create strains that will inevitably reduce the quality of our justice system and erode public confidence in the ability of the courts to vindicate constitutional rights or render fair and timely decisions.”

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Pearl Harbor Remembrance

12/06/2011

The Enduring Legacy of Pearl Harbor

As the generation of Pearl Harbor Survivors, WWII veterans, and home front civilians pass away, the stakeholders of WWII history pass on to the next generation the hope and promise to remember the events that changed their lives and the course of history.

The 70th Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration is an opportunity to explore the legacy of Pearl Harbor through the lens of American memory. All generations of Americans should be involved in the exploration and discovery of this history.

You are invite to join us in to commemorating this historic milestone and honoring the enduring legacy of Pearl Harbor.

Pacific Historic Parks

70th Remembrance Ceremonies

Hickam Field
12/7/2011
7:55 am
Base Flag Pole, Atterbury Memorial Park, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Honolulu, Hawai’i

Pearl Harbor Day
70th Anniversary Commemoration
12/7/2011
7:40 am – 9:30 am
WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument
Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, Honolulu, Hawai’i

USS Oklahoma Memorial Marker Ceremony
12/7/2011
10:30 am
National Cemetery of the Pacific – Punchbowl, Honolulu, Hawai’i

USS Oklahoma Memorial
Commemoration
12/7/2011
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
USS Oklahoma Memorial
Ford Island, Honolulu, Hawai’i

Documentary Film Showing
Under a Jarvis Moon
12/8/2011
6 pm
Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
Movie Theaters, Honolulu, Hawai’i

For more information: http://www.pearlharborevents.com/



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Broadband.gov

10/27/2011

In February, 2011, President Obama announced details of the “National Wireless Initiative“.

On October 27, 2011, The Federal Communications Commission approved a $4.5 billion broadband Internet fund aimed at giving money to private companies to bring access to rural households.

Learn how the National Broadband Plan is shaping the future of issues that matter to Americans. Get key highlights in the plan about:

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American Jobs Act – Teachers & First Responders

10/18/2011

President Obama is traveling to North Carolina and Virginia talking about his plan to put Americans back to work and keep teachers and emergency responders on the job. He urged Congress to pass his proposal to provide funding to prevent teacher layoffs and keep police officers and firefighters on the job.

The American Jobs Act includes $30 billion in teacher stabilization funds which will support state and local efforts to retain, rehire, and hire educators as well as $5 billion for first responders.

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