Presidential Meetings and Briefings

Images depicting a president in official meetings discussing national issues with advisors and leaders in formal settings.

President Barack Obama meets with members of Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 3, 2013.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate about preparations for Hurricane Earl during a call in the Oval Office, Sept. 1, 2010. Listening at right is Richard A. Reed, Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security.

President Barack Obama talks with participants following a Council of Economic Advisers meeting in the Oval Office, March 5, 2015. Standing from left are: Abigail Wozniak, CEA Senior Economist; Jessica Schumer, CEA Chief of Staff and General Counsel; National Economic Council Director Jeffrey Zients; CEA Member Maurice Obstfeld; CEA Member Betsey Stevenson and CEA Chair Jason Furman.

President Barack Obama meets with bicameral congressional leaders and the chairs and ranking members of congressional national security committees to consult with them about ongoing U.S. efforts to respond to the conflicts in Ukraine, Iraq, Gaza, Syria, and other issues, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 31, 2014. Participants seated with the President, from left, are: Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Ranking Member, Foreign Relations Committee; Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Majority Leader; and Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Minority Leader.

President Barack Obama meets with his National Security Staff to discuss the situation in Syria, in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 30, 2013. From left at the table: National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice; Attorney General Eric Holder; Secretary of State John Kerry; and Vice President Joe Biden.

President Barack Obama talks with senior advisors in the Oval Office, Feb. 29, 2012.

President Barack Obama meets with members of Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 3, 2013.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hold a conference call with the Congressional Democratic leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, April 13, 2011. Phil Schiliro, Assistant to the President and Special Advisor, stands at right.

President Barack Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Situation Room of the White House, Jan. 27, 2011.

President Barack Obama observes a moment of silence prior to a video conference with Peace Corps volunteers based in Tanzania, in the Situation Room of the White House, Nov. 22, 2013.

President Barack Obama listens to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speak during a briefing on the response to Hurricane Sandy at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2012. Pictured, from left, are Secretary LaHood; Energy Secretary Steven Chu; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate; Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano; and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks meets with Yale Fellows, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 2022.

President Barack Obama participates in a bipartisan Congressional leadership meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Dec. 9, 2009.

President Barack Obama holds his knee in his hands during a meeting with staff for health care summit preparation in the Oval Office, Feb. 22, 2010.

President Barack Obama meets with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, in the Oval Office, May 23, 2013.

President Barack Obama and European Council President Donald Tusk deliver statements to the press prior to a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, March 9, 2015. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

President Barack Obama drops by a meeting with travel and tourism CEOs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 22, 2014.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet in the Oval Office Wednesday, June 10, 2009 with (from left) Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, (D-Mont.) Sen. Michael Enzi, (R-Wyo.) the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Sen. Charles Grassley, (R-Iowa) the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Chris Dodd, (D-Conn.), the senior member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to discuss health care reform.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden listen to Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, during a Homeland Security Council meeting regarding immigration, in the Situation Room of the White House, July 21, 2014.

President Barack Obama meets with his national security team to discuss Afghanistan in the Situation Room of the White House, Nov. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama meets with his national security team to discuss Afghanistan in the Situation Room of the White House on Nov. 11, 2009.

President Barack Obama meets with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and staff in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sept. 15, 2011. Seated opposite the President, from left, are: Cecilia Muñoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs; Carmel Martin, Assistant Education Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development; and Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Council Director.

President Barack Obama confers with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, in the Oval Office before delivering a statement on the situation in Ukraine, July 21, 2014.

President Barack Obama talks with Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., right, following a meeting with Members of Congress to discuss the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Feb. 17, 2011.

President Barack Obama drops by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice's meeting with Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Jarba, second from left, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 13, 2014.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with civic and constituency leaders to discuss during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 16, 2012.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the virtual American Foreign Service Association memorial ceremony with AFSA President Eric Rubin on Foreign Affairs Day, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2021.

A U.S. Secret Service agent prepares to open the door to the Oval Office for President Barack Obama following his statement on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in the Rose Garden of the White House, Oct. 9, 2009.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Anne Soy of BBC Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 18, 2021.

President Barack Obama meets with Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), to discuss health care reform in the Oval Office on July 16, 2009. Joining them are Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro and Director of the Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle.

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President Barack Obama talks with senior advisors in the Oval Office to discuss ongoing efforts in the debt limit and deficit reduction talks, July 31, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: Vice President Joe Biden; Rob Nabors, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs; OMB Director Jack Lew; Pete Rouse, Counselor to the President; and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett.

President Barack Obama listens as Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton speaks during a meeting with elected officials and families affected by the floods in Memphis, Tenn., May 16, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signs an agreement with Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez that will expand cooperation on science and technology between the United States and Colombia in Bogot�, Colombia, on June 9, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok, in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 3, 2019.

Greece, Athens on 2023-02-21. US Secretary of State, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Antony J. Blinken, sometimes known as Tony Blinken, visiting the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue and meeting with his Greek counterpart Minister Nikos Dendias. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Grece, Athenes le 2023-02-21. Le Secretaire d'Etat des Etats-Unis, le chef département charge des Affaires etrangeres, Antony J. Blinken, dit parfois Tony Blinken, en visite au Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres Grec pour le U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue et une rencontre son homologue grec le Ministre Nikos Dendias. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

President Barack Obama greets White House staff and interns on his way to a meeting with the Democratic Governors Association in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Feb. 20, 2015.

President Barack Obama acknowledges Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan, Mulally, and other auto industry leaders and government officials during the Rose Garden announcement of new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks May 19, 2009.

President Obama conducts interviews in the Map Room 3/30/09. .

President Barack Obama talks with Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer in a West Wing hallway of the White House, April 11, 2011. Sarah Fenn, Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, works in her office at left.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with civil rights leaders, Thursday, July 8, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

President Barack Obama sits at his desk in the Oval Office during a phone call with Chinese President Hu Jintao May 6, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

President Barack Obama meets with senior advisors in the Chief of Staff's West Wing Office at the White House, to discuss ongoing efforts in the debt limit and deficit reduction talks, July 21, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling; Bruce Reed, Chief of Staff to the Vice President; and Phil Schiliro, Assistant to the President and Special Advisor.

President Barack Obama talks with Mark Lippert, Chief-of-Staff at the National Security Council, in the Oval Office prior to a phone call with President-elect Jacob Zuma of South Africa. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

Katie Johnson, President Obama's personal secretary, collects documents after a morning Oval Office briefing in preparation for a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, May 18, 2009.

Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, meets Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America for a discussion at the G20, G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Sao Paulo, 28 February 2024. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Senate Youth Program participants at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2013.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation. Meeting between the U.S. EPA and the State Environemental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China , Environmental Protection Agency

President Barack Obama meets with members of the American Booksellers Association in the Oval Office, Jan. 20, 2011.

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Office of the Deputy Administrator - Dual Eagle Group , Environmental Protection Agency

President Obama speaks with participants in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) at the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 2015.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine provides remarks at a bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Womens Issues briefing on NASAs Artemis lunar exploration program, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken co-signs the presidential commissions for our new Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman, our new Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon, and other newly appointed officials at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell listen as a young entrepreneur describes her camp stove product during an expo in New Delhi, India, on June 24, 2013

Office of the Administrator - Memorandum of Understanding with League of United Latin American Citizens , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a Virtual Town Hall with Mission Italy in a conference room, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 2020.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Unveiling Address , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee about the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Wisconsin State Legislative Leaders, in Madison, Wisconsin, on September 23, 2020.

President Barack Obama signs an Executive Order that reaffirms the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's conssistency with longstanding restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion, in the Oval Office, March 24, 2010.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with the national security team on Iraq in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 11, 2010.

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New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2022 --President Biden received a briefing from FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Region 2 Administrator David Warrington on the impact Hurricane Fiona had on Puerto Rico. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams were also present during the update at FEMA Region 2s headquarters. New York City and state have deployed personnel from several agencies, including urban search-and-rescue-teams, to assist in response and recovery efforts. K.C. Wilsey/FEMA

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken co-signs the presidential commissions for our new Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman, our new Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon, and other newly appointed officials at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2021.

The signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act at the SEED School in Washington, DC on April 21, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calls on his staff as he introduces them to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at the Perdana Putra Building, which houses the Prime Minister's Office, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, before a bilateral meeting on August 5, 2015, the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in nearby Kuala Lumpur.

Mike Leavitt - Office of the Administrator (OA) meeting and Senior Staff meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

President Barack Obama tours the biotech facilities at Forsyth Technical Community College West Campus in Winston-Salem, N.C., Dec. 6, 2010.

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt review notes before a day of meetings and events in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 6, 2015.

Vice President Mike Pence looks on as NASA Administrator Jim Bridestine speaks during the sixth meeting of the National Space Council, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Chaired by the Vice President, the council's role is to advise the President regarding national space policy and strategy, and review the nation's long-range goals for space activities.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota sign the U.S.-Brazil Aviation Partnership Memorandum at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 2012.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a virtual Reform/Anti-Corruption Roundtable in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 6, 2021.

Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon is sworn in as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources by Acting Under Secretary of State for Management Carol Z. Perez at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2021.

President Donald Trump gives a speech to a joint session of Congress on February 28, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Croatian Foreign Minister Jandrokovic sign an Open Skies air services agreement at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2011.

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

President Barack Obama signs the Violence against Women Act on March 7, 2013.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets virtually with Mexican Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 26, 2021. Secretary Blinken was joined by Deputy Chief of Staff Tom Sullivan, Senior Director Juan Gonzalez, Charge d'Affaires John Creamer, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Julie Chung, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Peter Haas, and Mexico Under Secretary for Foreign Trade Luz Maria De la Mora.

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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

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Bill signing - S. 1991 Public Law 415, Manpower Development Training Act, 10:31AM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands out pens after signing the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson of New Jersey (partially hidden); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan (partially hidden); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman James G. O Hara of Michigan (in back); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Secretary of Labor, Arthur

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a virtual Town Hall meeting with Department employees, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on May 14, 2021.

NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications Bettina Inclán moderates a NASA town hall event with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Monday, April 1, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

UN Envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura signs Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's guestbook before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 2022.

Senators work together on immigration reform

Office of the Administrator - A Day in the Life of EPA Administrator , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a virtual discussion with young democratic leaders from around the world as part of the Summit for Democracy, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2021.

Vice President Harris and French President Macron meet at NASA HQ. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks prior to meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson for an Earth Science briefing, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Administrator Nelson and Vice President Harris met with French President Emmanuel Macron to highlight space cooperation between the United States and France.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo holds a joint press availability with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, in Georgetown, Guyana, on September 18, 2020.

Miami Passport Agency Director Ryan Dooley and Deputy Director Donna Ward show U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a new passport in their manufacturing room at the Omni Tower in Miami, Florida, on April 14, 2016, during a day trip to the city in which the Secretary was also to meet with Cuban-American leaders, and address Honors graduates and recruit potential State Department employees at Miami Dade College.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a virtual town hall with State Department employees in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 13, 2021.

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