This is a list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama during 2015, the seventh year of his presidency as the 44th president of 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, Illinois.
January Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageMichiganWayneJanuary 7President Obama delivered remarks at the Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly Plant.ArizonaPhoenixJanuary 8President Obama delivered remarks at the Central High School about home purchases and refinancing.TennesseeKnoxville,ClintonJanuary 9President Obama delivered remarks at Pellissippi State Community College about the college affordability initiative. Afterwards he visited the research company Techmer PM and delivered remarks.VirginiaArlingtonJanuary 13President Obama visited the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center.IowaCedar FallsJanuary 14President Obama visited the Cedar Falls Utilities and delivered remarks on internet access.MarylandBaltimoreJanuary 15President Obama met with Senate Democrats and attended the annual issues conference for Senate Democrats.IdahoBoiseJanuary 21President Obama tours the New Product Development Lab at Boise State University.KansasLawrenceJanuary 22President Obama delivered remarks at University of Kansas about expanded child care tax credits and other middle-class benefits.IndiaNew DelhiJanuary 25–27President Obama attended the Indian Republic Day. He met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also met with Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi.Saudi ArabiaRiyadhJanuary 27President Obama traveled to Saudi Arabia to pay respect to late King Abdullah. He also met with the newly enthroned King Salman.PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaJanuary 29President Obama delivered remarks at the House Democratic Issues Conference.
February Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageIndianaIndianapolisFebruary 6President Obama delivered remarks about middle-class economics at Ivy Tech Community College.CaliforniaPalo Alto,San FranciscoFebruary 12–13President Obama attended the Stanford Cybersecurity Summit at Stanford University. Afterwards he attended a fundraiser.IllinoisChicagoFebruary 19President Obama delivered remarks at Gwendolyn Brooks College to designate the Pullman Historic District a national monument.FloridaMiamiFebruary 25President Obama participated in an immigration town hall at Florida International University.
March Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageSouth CarolinaColumbiaMarch 6President Obama delivered remarks at Benedict College about an initiative aimed at mobilizing public and private resources to help young minority men.AlabamaSelmaMarch 7President Obama delivered remarks standing on Edmund Pettus Bridge to commemorate the "Bloody Sunday" march of 1965.GeorgiaAtlantaMarch 10President Obama delivered an address at the McCamish Pavilion at Georgia Tech on his "Student Bill of Rights" plan. Afterwards he attended a fundraiser at Hyatt Regency Atlanta in downtown Atlanta.Mike Morris, Five things to know about President Obama's Atlanta visit, Atlanta Journal Constitution (March 10, 2015).CaliforniaLos AngelesMarch 12President Obama filmed his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and participated in a round table discussion with donors to the Democratic National Committee.ArizonaPhoenixMarch 13President Obama met with the veteran community at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center. OhioClevelandMarch 18President Obama toured MAGNET (Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network) at Cleveland State University. Afterwards he delivered remarks regarding middle class economics at the City Club of Cleveland. MarylandNational HarborMarch 23President Obama hosted the SelectUSA Investment Summit.AlabamaBirminghamMarch 26President Obama delivered remarks on the economy at Lawson State Community College.MassachusettsBostonMarch 30President Obama attended the opening ceremony at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute and delivered remarks.
April Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageKentuckyLouisvilleApril 2President Obama visited the offices of the Louisville-based technological company, Indatus.UtahHill Air Force Base,Salt Lake CityApril 2–3President Obama delivered a speech on solar power at the Hill Air Force Base.JamaicaKingstonApril 8–10President Obama met with Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and other leaders of the Caribbean Community. The President also visited the Bob Marley Museum, attended a town hall meeting at the University of the West Indies, and laid a wreath at the National Heroes Park. PanamaPanama CityApril 10–11President Obama attended the 7th Summit of the Americas. Additionally, the President met with Cuban President Raúl Castro for the first time since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.North CarolinaCharlotteApril 15President Obama delivered remarks at ImaginOn. FloridaEverglades National Park,HomesteadApril 22President Obama delivered a speech on climate change.
May Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageNew YorkNew York CityMay 4President Obama delivered a speech at Lehman College to launch his "My Brother's Keeper Alliance" initiative and filmed his final appearance on Late Show with David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater. He also attended Democratic Party fundraising events. OregonPortland,BeavertonMay 7President Obama attended the 2016 White House Victory Fund, a fundraising event hosted by the Democratic National Committee, at the Sentinel Hotel. He also visited the Nike, Inc. headquarters in Beaverton to promote a free trade agreement. South DakotaWatertownMay 8President Obama delivered a commencement speech at the Lake Area Technical Institute. This visit marked his visit to all 50 states of the United States as president. New JerseyCamdenMay 18President Obama met with the Camden County Police Department to discuss efforts in local community policing.ConnecticutNew London,StamfordMay 20President Obama delivered a commencement speech focused on climate change and national security at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, before attending a fundraising event for the Democratic National Committee in Stamford.VirginiaArlingtonMay 25President Obama participated in Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery.FloridaMiamiMay 27–28President Obama visited the National Hurricane Center and attended fundraising events.
June Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageDelawareWilmingtonJune 6President Obama and the First Family attended the funeral of Beau Biden, the eldest son of Vice President Joe Biden, at St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, where President Obama also delivered a eulogy for Biden.GermanyKrünJune 7–8President Obama attended the 41st G7 summit. He also met with Chancellor Angela Merkel for a traditional Frühschoppen breakfast with the village locals in Krün.CaliforniaLos Angeles,San FranciscoJune 18–20In the Greater Los Angeles Area, President Obama attended two fundraising events for the Democratic National Committee, before attending a round table discussion at the residence of television producer and writer Chuck Lorre in Pacific Palisades and a dinner at the residence of actor and director Tyler Perry in Beverly Hills. He also met with comedian Marc Maron at his residence in Highland Park, where he taped his appearance for Maron's podcast, WTF with Marc Maron.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, President Obama attended the annual meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors. He also attended fundraising events for the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. South CarolinaCharlestonJune 26President Obama, along with First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and House Speaker John Boehner, attended the funeral for South Carolina Senator Clementa C. Pinckney, who was among those killed at the Charleston church shooting. The President also delivered a eulogy for Pinckney.
July Country/U.S. stateAreas visitedDatesDetailsImageTennesseeMadison,NashvilleJuly 1President Obama delivered a speech on health care at Taylor Stratton Elementary School. WisconsinLa CrosseJuly 2President Obama delivered a speech on the economy at University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaJuly 14President Obama delivered remarks on criminal justice reforms at the 106th NAACP Convention.OklahomaDurant,El RenoJuly 15–16In Durant, President Obama delivered remarks on the economy at the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation. In El Reno, President Obama visited the Federal Correctional Institution, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit a federal prison.New YorkNew York CityJuly 17–18President Obama attended a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.PennsylvaniaPittsburghJuly 21President Obama addressed the 116th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, in light of the 2015 Chattanooga shootings.New YorkNew York CityPresident Obama taped his third and final appearance on The Daily Show. He also attended a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser.KenyaNairobiJuly 24–26On July 24–26, 2015, President Obama traveled to Kenya for a three-day state visit, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the country. His father, Barack Obama, Sr., was a native of the Kenyan village Nyang'oma Kogelo.
President Obama arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on the evening of Friday, July 24, where he was welcomed in the tarmac by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his half-sister Auma. After arriving, Obama dined with other members of his paternal family at a restaurant in his hotel.
On Saturday, July 25, President Obama delivered remarks at the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit held at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, where he urged African entrepreneurs to promote security and development while working towards economic growth in the African continent. He also visited an innovation fair organized to promote his "Power Africa" initiative of promoting electric power and renewable energy in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Later that day, President Obama laid a wreath and paid his respects at a memorial honoring the victims of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. Obama then headed to the State House for an official welcoming ceremony and a bilateral meeting with President Kenyatta, where the two presidents mainly discussed counter-terrorism with regards to dealing with al-Shabaab. In the evening, the President was hosted a state dinner by President Kenyatta.