January 13 – The President requests that Congress reinstate presidential consolidation authority which would give the office power to consolidate federal agencies.[4]
January 18 – The President rejects a proposed extension of the
Keystone Pipeline.[5]
February 14 – The President meets with Chinese Vice President
Xi Jinping at the White House to improve relations, promote stability and discuss breaches of human rights.[13]
February 23 – President Obama apologizes to Afghan President
Hamid Karzai for the burning of
Korans by
NATO troops.[14]
March
March 8- After announcing that two months before that JPACC would go to North Korea in order to bring back the remains of US MIAS.,[15] the Obama administration announcing that JPACC would go to North Korea for Missing MIAS on March 8, 2012,
March 19 – President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with Irish Prime Minister
Enda Kenny and attend a St. Patrick's Day luncheon and dinner.[19]
March 21- Despite its announcement of March 8, 2012, the Obama administration then chose to pursue a policy of a suspension of relations with North Korea over the recovery of US servicemen killed and missing in North Korea.[20][21]
March 26 – President Obama holds separate meetings with Prime Minister
Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President
Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, President
Hu Jintao of China and with Prime Minister
Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan to discuss nuclear security, non-proliferation and disarmament.[24][25]
May 18 – President Obama hosts bilateral meetings, discussing French troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, with French President
Francois Hollande prior to
Camp David talks.[36]
May 18–19 – The President hosts a meeting of the leaders of the
G8 nations at
Camp David.[37]
May 31 – President Obama signs a bill re-authorizing the
Export-Import Bank's charter and increasing the spending cap from $110B to $140B.;[38] President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama invite former President
George W. Bush and former First Lady
Laura Bush back to the White House for the unveiling of the latter's official White House portraits.
June
June 8 – The President holds bilateral meetings with President
Benigno Aquino of the Philippines and discusses security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.[39]
June 8 – President Obama honors the
XLVI Super Bowl champion New York Giants at the White House.[40]
November 16 – The President and Vice President meet with congressional leaders to discuss the impending "
fiscal cliff".[69] A separate meeting was held afterward with various civic leaders.[70]
November 19 – The President begins his Far East trip with a visit to
Burma where he met with
Aung San Sui Kyi.[71] Later, President Obama visits
Cambodia and meets with Prime Minister
Hun Sen.[72]
December 13 – The President and First Lady welcome friends and leaders of the Jewish community to the White House to celebrate the sixth day of
Hanukkah.[80]
December 14 – The President emotionally addresses the nation about the
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and orders flags to be flown at
half-staff at the
White House and other U.S. federal government facilities worldwide in respect for the victims.[81]
January 13 – The President requests that Congress reinstate presidential consolidation authority which would give the office power to consolidate federal agencies.[4]
January 18 – The President rejects a proposed extension of the
Keystone Pipeline.[5]
February 14 – The President meets with Chinese Vice President
Xi Jinping at the White House to improve relations, promote stability and discuss breaches of human rights.[13]
February 23 – President Obama apologizes to Afghan President
Hamid Karzai for the burning of
Korans by
NATO troops.[14]
March
March 8- After announcing that two months before that JPACC would go to North Korea in order to bring back the remains of US MIAS.,[15] the Obama administration announcing that JPACC would go to North Korea for Missing MIAS on March 8, 2012,
March 19 – President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with Irish Prime Minister
Enda Kenny and attend a St. Patrick's Day luncheon and dinner.[19]
March 21- Despite its announcement of March 8, 2012, the Obama administration then chose to pursue a policy of a suspension of relations with North Korea over the recovery of US servicemen killed and missing in North Korea.[20][21]
March 26 – President Obama holds separate meetings with Prime Minister
Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President
Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, President
Hu Jintao of China and with Prime Minister
Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan to discuss nuclear security, non-proliferation and disarmament.[24][25]
May 18 – President Obama hosts bilateral meetings, discussing French troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, with French President
Francois Hollande prior to
Camp David talks.[36]
May 18–19 – The President hosts a meeting of the leaders of the
G8 nations at
Camp David.[37]
May 31 – President Obama signs a bill re-authorizing the
Export-Import Bank's charter and increasing the spending cap from $110B to $140B.;[38] President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama invite former President
George W. Bush and former First Lady
Laura Bush back to the White House for the unveiling of the latter's official White House portraits.
June
June 8 – The President holds bilateral meetings with President
Benigno Aquino of the Philippines and discusses security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.[39]
June 8 – President Obama honors the
XLVI Super Bowl champion New York Giants at the White House.[40]
November 16 – The President and Vice President meet with congressional leaders to discuss the impending "
fiscal cliff".[69] A separate meeting was held afterward with various civic leaders.[70]
November 19 – The President begins his Far East trip with a visit to
Burma where he met with
Aung San Sui Kyi.[71] Later, President Obama visits
Cambodia and meets with Prime Minister
Hun Sen.[72]
December 13 – The President and First Lady welcome friends and leaders of the Jewish community to the White House to celebrate the sixth day of
Hanukkah.[80]
December 14 – The President emotionally addresses the nation about the
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and orders flags to be flown at
half-staff at the
White House and other U.S. federal government facilities worldwide in respect for the victims.[81]