page_title: Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2009)
section_title: July
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2009) / July
caption_attribution_description: All eight members of the G-8 at their summit in Italy in July 2009. From left to right: Prime Minister of Japan Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, President of the United States Barack Obama, President of France Nicolas Sarkozy, Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, President of Russisa Dmitry Medvedev, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt, and President of the European Commision José Manuel Barroso.
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama from his inauguration as president of the United States on January 20, 2009, to December 31, 2009.
context_section_description: July 1 – President Obama holds an online townhall meeting to discuss health care reform. President Obama is joined by Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett.
  July 2 – The President meets in the Roosevelt Room with leaders of companies that are creating jobs. The President also delivers remarks about innovation and jobs in the White House Rose Garden.
  July 4 – The White House celebrates Independence Day and honors military heroes and their families with a barbecue on the South Lawn. The celebrations conclude with fireworks on the White House grounds and at the Washington Memorial.
  July 6 – The President and First Lady arrive in Moscow to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, to discuss diplomatic progress in regards to nuclear weapons, as well as the situation in Afghanistan. President Obama also speaks at the graduation ceremony of the New Economic School in Moscow.
  July 7 – President Obama meets with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in a continuous attempt to restructure the U.S.–Russian relationship. President Obama also meets with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in Gostinny Dvor, Russia.
  July 8 – President Obama meets with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinal Palace in Rome. The President then attends the first day of the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, and tours the quake zone that was struck in April, 2009.
  July 9 – President Obama attends the second day of the G-8 Summit, and holds a bilateral meeting with Brazilian President Lula da Silva. The President also attends a working dinner hosted by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano later that day.
  July 10 – On the final day of the G-8 Summit, President Obama meets with South African President Jacob Zuma, President Obama also visits Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City. The President then heads to Ghana in Africa, his first visit to any sub-saharan African nation since he was elected president.
  July 11 – President Obama gives a speech about Africa's hardships in regards to disease, as well as prospects for Africa's future, to the Ghanaian Parliament in Accra, Ghana. The President also speaks at a "departure ceremony" at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, along with the Ghanaian President John Atta Mills.
  July 13 – The President nominates Dr. Regina Benjamin for the position of United States Surgeon General, noting her experience as a medical doctor in Alabama, and her multiple rebuildings of her office after natural disasters, in selecting her for the office.
  July 14 – President Obama meets with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende in the Oval Office. President Obama then speaks at Macomb Community College, and proposes a $12 billion effort to help two-year institutions to "train more people [...] for the jobs of the future." President Obama also throws the first pitch at baseball's annual All-Star Game at Busch Stadium.
  July 15 – A milestone is achieved when a Senate committee approves a plan to revamp the U.S. health care system. The Senate confirmed President Obama's nominations of retired astronaut Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden as administrator of NASA and Lori Garver as the assistant administrator.
  July 16 – President Obama gives a speech in New York City at the NAACP's 100th anniversary celebration. The president also speaks at a Holmdel Township, New Jersey political rally in support of Governor Jon Corzine's re-election campaign.
  July 17 – President Obama gives a speech on healthcare reform, to help to pass a national healthcare bill in the Congress, and address concerns over a government run healthcare program.
  July 20 – The President meets with the Apollo 11 crew, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, in the Oval Office on the 40th Anniversary of the lunar landing.
  July 21 – The President and First Lady host an event celebrating country music, with performers Charley Pride, Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss and Union Station.
  July 22 – The President holds a primetime news conference to address concerns over the healthcare bill in Congress. President Obama also comments on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, and the actions 
caption: G-8 leaders in L'Aquila, Italy.
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "President Barack Obama and the other Heads of State gather for a group photo prior to the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, Wednesday July 8, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh", "Image DateTime": "2009:07:08 13:57:43", "Image Artist": "Chuck Kennedy", "Image Copyright": "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 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.", "Image ExifOffset": "700", "EXIF ColorSpace": "Uncalibrated", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "1000", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "667"}