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January 14 β President Obama announces a sprawling reform that would begin the process of change in the National Security Agency.[3]
January 17 β President Obama delivers a speech at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, to announce the outcomes of a review of our intelligence programs and phone surveillance.[5][6
February 21 β President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold an hour-long telephone conversation regarding the Ukrainian revolution among other topics.[16]
February 25 β President Obama meets with House Speaker John Boehner in a private conversation in the Oval Office.[17]
March 1 β President Obama speaks by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia's military movements in Ukraine.[18]
March 6 β The President announces financial sanctions against "'individuals and entities' responsible for the Russian intervention in Crimea or for 'stealing the assets of the Ukrainian people.'" He also condemns the scheduled Crimean referendum on joining Russia and speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone.[22]
March 27 β The President meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican[30] and visits the ancient Roman Colosseum [31]
March 28 β President Obama arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a brief visit to the kingdom.[32]
March 28 β Russian President Vladimir Putin telephones President Obama to discuss a proposed diplomatic solution to the ongoing Crimea/Ukraine situation.[33]
August 3 β S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, is signed into law by President Obama.
August 7 β The President signs H.R. 3230, the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. President Obama announces the authorization of targeted airstrikes against the Islamic State near Erbil, Iraq.[65]
August 15 β The President meets with members of the National Security Council to receive an update on Iraq. Following the meeting, the President delivers a statement regarding Iraq and the situation in Ferguson, Missouri.
September 4β5 β President Obama and more than 60 other world leaders attend a NATO summit in Newport, Wales to discuss Afghanistan.[66] The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.
September 10 β The President delivers a speech outlining his plan to fight the Islamic State.[67]
October 14 β President Obama attends a meeting at Andrews Air Force Base hosted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey with more than 20 foreign chiefs of defense to discuss the coalition efforts in the ongoing campaign against ISIL. Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander U.S. Central Command also participates.[73]
October 15 β The President participates in a video conference with British, French, German and Italian counterparts to discuss the international response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, efforts to combat ISIL, and international efforts to encourage Russia to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements.[74]
October 17 β The President and the Vice President meet with members of the National Security Council to discuss coordinating the whole-of-government response to Ebola.[75]
October 22 β Obama holds a meeting with Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain to coordinate the government's Ebola response.[76]
November 7 β President Obama announces he will send 1,500 troops to Iraq to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces to fight ISIS.[81]
November 8 β Obama nominates Loretta Lynch for Office of Attorney General.[82]
December 17 β President Obama announces U.S. to restore full relations with Cuba.[104]