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Mar

Madeleine Albright

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As the first woman to serve as America’s top diplomat, Madeleine Albright was a champion for democratic values. Michelle and I send our thoughts to the Albright family and everyone who knew and served with a truly remarkable woman. pic.twitter.com/8jj3GYZXbB
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 23, 2022

Mar

Chat Away

By Nerdy Wonka 127 Comments

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Jan

A Farewell For An Exemplary Commander In Chief

By Nerdy Wonka 109 Comments

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Sep

Early Bird Chat

By Nerdy Wonka 108 Comments

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Tags: #NeverForget, 9/11, anniversary, Ash, Barack Obama, carter, ceremony, Dunford, instagram, joseph, memorial, Obama, pentagon, Pete Souza, President, secretary, speech, wreath

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Pete Souza: With plane flying overhead, President Obama observes a moment of silence this morning at the time a plane struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

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11AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

1PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Briefing

4:10PM: President Obama meets with Bipartisan Congressional Leadership

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President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford

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Sep

G20: The President’s Day In China

By Nerdy Wonka 111 Comments

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Tags: Air Force One, Angela, Barack Obama, Bilateral, briefing, Chancellor, china, g20, Germany, Hangzhou, john, John Kerry, kerry, laos, meeting, Merkel, Obama, President, press conference, putin, rice, secretary, susan, Susan Rice, syria, ukraine, Vientiane, vladimir, Vladimir Putin

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President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the end of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China

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President Barack Obama holds a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin

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President Barack Obama holds a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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President Barack Obama arrives at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos; becoming the first sitting US President to visit the country

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Sep

Climate Change: The President’s Day In China

By Nerdy Wonka 120 Comments

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Tags: #ActOnClimate, Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, Ben, Bilateral, Brian, china, climate, Climate Change, deese, g20, Hangzhou, john, John Kerry, kerry, meeting, Obama, Paris Agreement, Political And Funny Tweets, President, rhodes, rice, secretary, susan, Susan Rice, tweets, United Nations, Xi Jinping

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President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping after their meeting at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China

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UN Secretary General Ban-ki moon, President Xi Jinping, and President Barack Obama during a joint ratification of the Paris Climate Change Agreement

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It's official: The U.S. and China have entered into the #ParisAgreement: https://t.co/RQIMfGp7rg pic.twitter.com/7IPK6WAeZD
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 3, 2016

“Some day we may see this as the moment that we finally decided to save our planet.” https://t.co/UKGTXvsFn6
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) September 3, 2016

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Jul

All Who Want To Serve Are Welcome. Thanks, President Obama

By Nerdy Wonka 142 Comments

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Tags: Ash, Barack Obama, carter, defense, lgbt, military, Obama, President, secretary, service, soldiers, Transgender, troops, veterans, women

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Helene Cooper: Pentagon Set To Lift Ban On Transgender People Serving In U.S. Military

The Pentagon next month will announce the repeal of a policy banning transgender people from serving openly in the military, Defense Department officials said on Friday, moving to end what has widely been seen as one of the last barriers to service. Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter has called the regulation outdated and harmful to the military. A year ago, he directed officials from all the military branches to determine what changes would be needed to lift the ban, in a tacit recognition that thousands of transgender people were already in uniform. Under the Pentagon’s plan, first reported by USA Today, each branch will put in place policies covering recruiting, housing and uniforms for transgender troops.

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Pentagon set to lift ban on transgender people serving in U.S. military https://t.co/QK2ZBuqgCR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 25, 2016

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Ashley Broadway-Mack, the president of the American Military Partner Association, a support network for partners and spouses of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops and veterans, said in a statement that “our transgender service members and their families are breathing a huge sigh of relief.” Estimates of the number of transgender people in the 1.2 million-member military range from 2,000 to more than 15,000. As with the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that applied to gay men, lesbians and bisexuals until it was lifted in 2011, current rules have done little to keep transgender people out of the military. Instead, they have forced many to lie about their status and keep it a secret. Since taking the defense secretary post in February 2015, Mr. Carter has set about dismantling discriminatory rules in the services, including opening all combat positions to women. This week, Eric K. Fanning formally took over as Army secretary, becoming the first openly gay leader of a military service branch.

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U.S. troops react as they shake hands with the President. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama hugs a soldier as he greets military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Jul

The President’s Day In Poland

By Nerdy Wonka 55 Comments

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WARSAW, POLAND - JULY 08: U.S. President Barack Obama attends the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Warsaw NATO Summit on July 8, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. NATO member heads of state, foreign ministers and defense ministers are gathering for a two-day summit beginning today. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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European Council President Donald Tusk, President Barack Obama, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker arrive at a press conference for the joint press statements followig a meeting during the NATO Summit

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President Barack Obama meets European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Federica Mogherini

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President Barack Obama observes a ceremony to honor NATO soldiers killed in the line of duty prior to the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Warsaw NATO Summit

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President of United States Barack Obama, at the media statements after meeting whit Polish President Andrzej Duda on NATO Summit in Warsaw, 08 June, 2016, Poland (Photo by Krystian Dobuszynski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama (L) and Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) attend a press conference following a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland, on July 8, 2016. The Polish capital Warsaw hosts a two-day top-level NATO meeting, first time since Poland joined the alliance in 1999. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama and Poland’s President Andrzej Duda attend a press conference following a bilateral meeting

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President of United States Barack Obama and Polish President Andrzej Duda at the media statements after meeting on NATO Summit in Warsaw, 08 June, 2016, Poland (Photo by Krystian Dobuszynski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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WARSAW, POLAND - JULY 8: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (2nd L), President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), British Pirme Minister David Cameron (3rd L) US Secretary of State John Kerry and US President Barack Obama ( 3rd R) attend the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland on July 8, 2016. (Photo by Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and National Security Advisor Susan Rice are seen before the meeting of heads of state of the North Atlantic Council (NAC)

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) talks with US President Barack Obama during a working dinner at the Presidential Palace during the NATO Summit in Warsaw on July 8, 2016. The Polish capital Warsaw hosts a two-day top-level NATO meeting, first time since Poland joined the alliance in 1999. / AFP / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President Barack Obama, and Poland’s President Andrzej Duda

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Jul

The President’s Day

By Nerdy Wonka 179 Comments

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US President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Afghanistan at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2016. Obama announced that 8,400 US troops will remain in Afghanistan into 2017 in light of the still "precarious" security situation in the war-ravaged country. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Afghanistan with Defense Secretary Ash Carter and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford at the White House. President Obama announced that 8,400 US troops will remain in Afghanistan into 2017 in light of the still “precarious” security situation in the war-ravaged country

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver a statement from the Roosevelt Room at the White House on the deployment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan July 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama said more U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan than he originally planned, leaving 8,400 U.S. troops rather than the intended 5,000. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement from the Roosevelt Room at the White House on the deployment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan July 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama said more U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan than he originally planned, leaving 8,400 U.S. troops rather than the intended 5,000. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Afghanistan with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (L) at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2016. Obama announced that 8,400 US troops will remain in Afghanistan into 2017 in light of the still "precarious" security situation in the war-ravaged country. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

May

The President’s Day One In Vietnam

By Nerdy Wonka 128 Comments

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang during his visit to the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. He kicks off a landmark visit that caps two decades of post-war rapprochement, as both countries look to push trade and check Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea

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President Barack Obama reviews a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnam’s Vice Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh

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President Barack Obama and National Security Advisor Susan Rice walk with Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan

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President Barack Obama attends a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace

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President Barack Obama flanked by Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, holds official talks with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at Phuc’s cabinet office

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President Barack Obama and President Tran Dai Quang take part in a joint press conference at the International Convention Center in Hanoi

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BREAKING: U.S. fully lifts decades-long ban on sale of lethal arms to Vietnam https://t.co/r2BpM1JbKj https://t.co/tqtKTLMahY
— CNN (@CNN) May 23, 2016

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Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao shakes hands with President Barack Obama while Ray Corner, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes shakes hands with Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang (2nd R) during a signing ceremony that Vietjet will buy 100 Boeing aircraft from the US manufacturer

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President Barack Obama proposes a toast during a state luncheon

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President Barack Obama meets with Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Office in Hanoi