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Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2016–2017)

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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2016 to January 20, 2017. For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama.

January 2016

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February

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March

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Obama views an exhibition baseball game with Cuban President Raúl Castro at Estadio Latinoamericano during Obama's historic visit to Havana, Cuba, March 22, 2016.

April

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Obama greets Prince George of Cambridge, third in line to the British throne, at Kensington Palace during his visit to London, April 22, 2016.

May

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June

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President Obama delivers a statement in Orlando, Florida after meeting with the families and victims of the nightclub shooting, June 16, 2016.

July

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August

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  • August 2 – welcomes Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to the White House for a state visit; the Obamas host a state dinner at the White House for Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
  • August 6 – begins his vacation of the island of Martha's Vineyard for the 6th and final time during his presidency.[78]
  • August 21 – and his family return to the White House after a 16-day vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts.[79]
  • August 23 – visits Baton Rouge to survey the damage and to comfort the victims of flood destruction in 20 Louisiana parishes.[80]
  • August 31 – leaves on his final trip to Asia as President. He visits Midway Atoll, China and Laos.[81]

September

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October

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November

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President Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump at the Oval Office following the latter's victory in the 2016 presidential election, November 10, 2016.
  • November 8 – The 2016 United States presidential election takes place. Republican Party nominee Donald Trump becomes president-elect after he had secured the projected total to 279 electoral votes by winning Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) and Wisconsin (10 electoral votes), which he had reached over the required electoral votes of 270 to clinch victory. Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton concedes defeat and congratulates Trump on his victory.[85]
  • November 8 – The Republican Party narrowly retains majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate after suffering important election losses.[86]
  • November 9 – calls President-elect Donald Trump in the early morning hours to congratulate him on his victory.
  • November 10 – meets with President-elect Donald Trump at the Oval Office to discuss the transition of power between the presidents. President Obama states the meeting was "excellent," and President-elect Trump says the meeting was supposed to last around 10–15 minutes, but went on to be around 90 minutes.
  • November 14 – holds his first news conference since the election of Donald Trump and encourages Americans to give him some time to get adjusted to the responsibilities of the position as President.[87]
  • November 15 – travels to Athens, Greece, the first stop on his final international trip as president.[88]
  • November 16 – tours the Acropolis of Athens and the Parthenon, on the second day of his official visit to Greece.[89]
  • November 20 – attends the APEC economic summit in Lima, Peru.[90]
  • November 26 – releases a statement on the death of Fidel Castro saying in part, "History will record and judge the enormous impact of this singular figure on the people and world around him. "[91]

December

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January 2017

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Vice President Joe Biden receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  • January 12 – signs an executive order which ends the exemption for Cubans who arrive in the United States without visas.[107] Obama presents Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[108]
  • January 16 – welcomes the 2016 World Series champion Chicago Cubs to the White House.[109]
  • January 17 – makes a surprise appearance at the final press briefing given by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, praising Earnest for his two and a half years' service.[110] He also issues a pardon to General James Cartwright, involving a case in which Cartwright gave information to reporters regarding the Stuxnet virus used against the Iranian nuclear program. Obama commutes the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who was convicted of giving classified information to WikiLeaks.[111]
  • January 18 – holds the final press conference of his presidency, at the White House's James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.[112][113]
  • January 19 – commutes the sentences of 330 nonviolent drug offenders, the most acts of clemency ever granted in a single day by any U.S. president.[114]
  • January 20 – completes his two terms in office and leaves the White House for the final time as President.[115]
  • January 20Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States, at noon EST. Obama, who is now former president, leaves for a vacation in Palm Springs, California to begin his post-presidency.[116]

See also

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References

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