This is a list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama during 2009, the first year of his presidency as the 44th president of the United States. Following his inauguration on January 20, 2009, Obama traveled to 22 different states internationally, in addition to many more trips made domestically within the United States.
This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located. Additionally excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president, and to the private home of the Obama family in Kenwood, Chicago.
January No trips made.
February Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageVirginiaWilliamsburgFebruary 5First presidential trip using Air Force One.IndianaElkhartFebruary 9President Obama was promoting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.FloridaFort MyersFebruary 10President Obama was promoting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.VirginiaSpringfieldFebruary 11President Obama promoted the economic stimulus plan at a construction site with then-DNC Chairman and former Virginia governor Tim Kaine.IllinoisSpringfieldFebruary 12President Obama participated in the celebrations for the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.ColoradoDenverFebruary 17President Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, traveled to Denver, Colorado, to sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law.ArizonaMesaFebruary 18President Obama makes remarks on the mortgage crisis at Dobson High School, in Mesa, ArizonaCanadaOttawaFebruary 19First trip outside the United States as president. President Obama met with Governor General Michaëlle Jean, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Leader of the Opposition Michael Ignatieff.North CarolinaJacksonvilleFebruary 27President Obama announced withdrawal plans for US troops in Iraq.
March Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageOhioColumbusMarch 6President Obama visited Columbus, Ohio, and made a speech at the graduation of Columbus Police Division's 114th class.CaliforniaLong Beach, San Diego, Pomona, Los Angeles, Costa MesaMarch 18–20President Obama took part in two town hall sessions and visited the Edison International Vehicle Electrics plant during his visit to California.
April Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageUnited KingdomLondonMarch 31 – April 2President Obama was attending the G-20 summit meeting. Obama met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street, where he took part in a joint press conference with Brown, and met with Leader of the Opposition David Cameron at the U.S. Embassy in Grosvenor Square. Obama also met with Queen Elizabeth II.FranceStrasbourgApril 3–4President Obama was attending the NATO summit meeting.NATO – Pressrelease: Complementary Information for the media – NATO North Atlantic Council Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government – Strasbourg, France and Baden-Bade...GermanyKehl, Baden-BadenPresident Obama was attending the NATO summit meetingCzech RepublicPragueApril 5President Obama visited the Czech Republic, then holding the rotating presidency of the European Council. President Obama met with President Václav Klaus. He also made a speech in Hradčany Square, Prague, in which he spoke about the threat of nuclear weapons in the post–Cold War era.TurkeyAnkara, IstanbulApril 6–7President Obama participated in a wreath laying ceremony at Anitkabir Mausoleum, met with President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and delivered a speech to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Obama also met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Istanbul, attended the Alliance of Civilizations forum, a forum sponsored by Turkey and Spain to promote understanding between the Western and Islamic worlds, visited the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque and hold a town hall with students at the Tophane Cultural Center.IraqBaghdadApril 7President Obama met with President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He also visited U.S. soldiers fighting in the Iraq War.MexicoMexico CityApril 16–17President Obama met with President Felipe Calderón. Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainApril 17–19President Obama was attending the 5th Summit of the Americas. IowaNewton, IowaApril 22President Obama delivered remarks at the Trinity Structural Towers Manufacturing Plant.
May Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageArizonaPhoenixMay 13President Obama visited Arizona State University to give a commencement address.New MexicoAlbuquerqueMay 14President Obama visited Rio Rancho High School to discuss credit card reform. IndianaSouth BendMay 17President Obama visited the University of Notre Dame to give a commencement address.MarylandAnnapolisMay 22President Obama visited the United States Naval Academy to give a commencement address.VirginiaArlingtonMay 25President Obama participated in Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery.NevadaLas Vegas ValleyMay 26President Obama made a speech at a fundraiser for the re-election campaign of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.Barack Obama: Remarks at a Fundraiser for Senator Harry Reid in Las Vegas, NevadaCaliforniaBeverly HillsMay 27President Obama delivered remarks at a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee at The Beverly Hilton. New YorkNew York CityMay 30No official business. President and First Lady dined at Blue Hill and attended the Broadway revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone.
June Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageSaudi ArabiaRiyadh ProvinceJune 3–4President Obama met with King Abdullah and discussed various issues, including the Arab–Israeli conflict and Iran's nuclear programme. EgyptCairo, GizaJune 4President Obama issued an important speech to the Muslim world at Cairo University entitled "A New Beginning". Obama also held talks with President Hosni Mubarak on regional issues, which were described by Mubarak as "candid and frank". Obama also visited the Sultan Hassan Mosque.GermanyDresden, Buchenwald, LandstuhlJune 5President Obama visited the Buchenwald concentration camp, ahead of the D-Day commemorations, and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. He also spoke of the Arab–Israeli conflict, and met with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Dresden Castle, Flickr - Photo Sharing! visited Dresden Frauenkirche Flickr - Photo Sharing! and gave an interview at Zwinger Palace in Dresden.FranceParis, CaenJune 5–7President Obama visited France to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Obama met dignitaries including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. In Paris, President Obama and his family took part in sightseeing, including visiting the Centre Georges PompidouP060709PS-0023 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! and Notre Dame de Paris. Flickr - Photo Sharing!WisconsinGreen BayJune 11President Obama held a town-hall-style meeting, his first as president to promote health reform, at Green Bay Southwest High School.IllinoisChicagoJune 15President Obama made a speech to the American Medical Association at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, and pushed for reform in the American medical industry.
July Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageVirginiaAnnandaleJuly 1President Obama hosted a town hall meeting on health care reform at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia.RussiaMoscowJuly 6–8President Obama met with President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss global issues, including the War in Afghanistan. Obama delivered a speech to the New Economic School in Moscow.ItalyL'Aquila, RomeJuly 8–10President Obama was attending the 35th G8 summit. President Obama also met with President Giorgio Napolitano.Vatican CityVatican CityJuly 10President Obama met with Pope Benedict XVI, and discussed issues such as poverty, stem-cell research, peace in the Middle East, and the need to reach out to the Muslim world. Obama and the Pope also exchanged gifts.GhanaAccra, Cape CoastJuly 11President Obama met with President John Atta Mills and made a speech to the Parliament of Ghana. He also toured a former departing point of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the Cape Coast Castle.MissouriSt. LouisJuly 14President Obama threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.New JerseyHolmdelJuly 16President Obama spoke at the PNC Bank Arts Center in support of Governor Jon Corzine's re-election campaign.New YorkNew York CityJuly 16President Obama spoke to the NAACP in honor of the group's 100th anniversary.OhioClevelandJuly 23President Obama traveled to Cleveland to participate in a town hall on health care.North CarolinaRaleighJuly 29President Obama traveled to Raleigh to participate in a town hall on health care.
August Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageIndianaWakarusaAugust 5President Obama gave remarks at the Monaco RV manufacturing facility in Wakarusa.VirginiaTysons CornerAugust 6President Obama spoke at a campaign rally for gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds. MexicoGuadalajaraAugust 9–10President Obama attended the annual North American Leaders' Summit.New HampshirePortsmouthAugust 11President Obama led a town hall meeting on health care reform.MontanaBelgradeAugust 14President Obama led a town hall meeting on health care reform.ColoradoGrand JunctionAugust 15President Obama led a town hall meeting on health care reform.ArizonaPhoenixAugust 17President Obama addressed the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention.MassachusettsMartha's VineyardAugust 24-30President Obama vacationed in Martha's Vineyard.
September Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageNew YorkNew York CitySeptember 9President Obama attended to memorial services of journalist Walter Cronkite held at the Lincoln Center.VirginiaArlington CountySeptember 11President Obama attended a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia, where he spoke on the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.MinnesotaMinneapolis – Saint PaulSeptember 12President Obama addressed a rally for health care reform.OhioWarrenSeptember 15President Obama visited the General Motors Lordstown Assembly Plant. PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaSeptember 15President Obama addressed a fundraiser for Senator Arlen Specter.MarylandCollege ParkSeptember 17President Obama gave remarks on health insurance reform to the University of Maryland.New YorkNew York City, TroySeptember 21-23President Obama visited the Hudson Valley Community College, about a technology program and addressed the United Nations General Assembly.PennsylvaniaPittsburghSeptember 24–25President Obama hosted members of the G20 for the G-20 summit meeting.MarylandBethesdaSeptember 30President Obama visited an oncology laboratory at the National Institutes of Health.
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