A look at President Obama in the month of May

May 30, 2013

A look at President Obama in the month of May

Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Nation economy, international relations, jobs, President Obama, United States

From visiting victims in Moore, Oklahoma to justifying the administration’s counterterrorism policy and visiting Baltimore on his Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour, a selection of photos highlighting the activities of U.S. President Obama in the month of May.

: U.S. President Barack Obama announces venture capitalist Tom Wheeler (R) as his nominee to head the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama kisses nominee for Commerce Secretary, Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker, after wishing her a happy birthday, as his nominee for trade representative, economic adviser Mike Froman, looks on in the Rose Garden at the White House May 2, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn as he departs the White House May 2, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama is taking a three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto speak during a news conference after attending a bilateral meeting at the National Palace in Mexico City May 2, 2013. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama waves through the window of his car in Mexico City, on May 2, 2013. Obama landed in Mexico on Thursday at the start of a three-day trip that will also take him to Costa Rica, with trade, U.S. immigration reform and the drug war high on the agenda. (Hector Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Anthropology Museum during his visit to Mexico City May 3, 2013. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama boards Air Force One shortly before departing from Benito Jaurez International Airport on May 3, 2013 in Mexico City. Obama was heading to San Jose, Costa Rica on the second leg of his three-day trip. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama greets schoolchildren at Casa Amarilla during his visit to San Jose, Costa Rica May 3, 2013. The children sang to Obama and Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks as Costa Rica’s President Laura Chinchilla (R) and INCAE University President Arturo Condo listen, during the Inclusive Economic Growth and Development forum at the Old Customs House in San Jose on May 4, 2013. Obama turned the spotlight on economic ties with Latin America on Saturday as he wrapped up a three-day trip to a region roiled by drug violence. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama is hooded as he receives an honorary degree during the commencement ceremony at Ohio State University on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a shot as he plays golf with some Senators May 6, 2013 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Obama played with U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), and U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) and planned to to discuss “a range of issues” with his Republican playing partners, seeking “common ground.” (Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye shake hands following a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One prior to departure from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, May 9, 2013. Obama is traveling to Austin, Texas, to speak on the economy and job creation. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama eats lunch with local residents Caroline Sweet (2nd L), a teacher ; Tyson Simmons (C), a registered nurse ; Joe Alonzo, (unseen) a paint and drywall contractor, and Agnes Wommack a small business owner at Stubb’s Bar-b-q in Austin, Texas, May 9, 2013. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama looks at a map of Hurricane Sandy used by Stormpulse during a tour of Capital Factory, a tech start-up incubator and co-working space in Austin, Texas, May 9, 2013. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the economy and job creation after touring Manor New Technology High School in Manor, Texas, May 9, 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: Seen in the reflection of a mirror, U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on the Affordable Care Act during an East Room event May 10, 2013 at the White House in Washington, DC. President Obama spoke on impacts of the act on health, lives and pocketbooks of women and their families. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama poses for a picture with the 2013 National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award winners during a ceremony honoring them at the White House on May 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. TOP COPS awardees are nominated by their fellow officers for outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and British Prime Minister David Cameron leave the stage after holding a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House May 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. The two leaders discussed the prospect of an European Union-United States trade deal and the ongoing civil war in Syria. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured in the electronic viewfinder of a television camera as he speaks at a Democratic Party fundraiser at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, May 13, 2013. Obama attended several fundraisers in Manhattan on Monday. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama walks past a police honor guard as he arrives to attend the National Peace Officers Memorial Service, an annual ceremony honoring law enforcement who were killed in the line of duty in the previous year, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, May 15, 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Jannett Napolitano attend the 32st Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol May 15, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Obama attended the annual event to honor law enforcement who were killed in the line of duty in the previous year. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

: U.S. President Barack Obama makes arrives to deliver a statement from the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 15, 2013. The president announced he the acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller had resigned in the wake of growing scandal involving the agency. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) meets Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) as they sit with their delegations in them Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington May 16, 2013. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama checks to see if he still needs the umbrella held by a U.S. Marine to protect him from the rain during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 16, 2013. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

: President Barak Obama is in Baltimore for his second Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour on May 17, 2013. While here, he toured Ellicott Dredges, a local manufacturer of innovative dredging equipments which are being used worldwide for infrastructure projects. Obama, center right, shakes hands with Ellicott Dredges employees and vendors after delivering remarks. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: President Barak Obama is in Baltimore for his second Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour May 17, 2013. During his visit, he met with pre-kindergarden students at Moravia Park Elementary School. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address during a ceremony at Morehouse College on May 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama and President Thein Sein of Myanmar (L) hold meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, May 20, 2013. Thein Sein becomes the first leader of Myanmar to visit the White House in nearly half a century, as Washington offers a strong symbolic gesture to back his reforms. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama awards singer-songwriter Carole King the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during a concert at the White House on May 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song recognizes artists for lifetime achievements in musical expression. (Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the National Defense University May 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama used the speech to outline and justify his administration’s counterterrorism policy, including increased cooperation with Congress on matters of national security, added transparency regarding the use of drones, and a review of current threats facing the United States. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama returns to shake the hand of a U.S. Marine, after forgetting to return his salute, before departing for graduation ceremonies at the Naval Academy, via the Marine One helicopter, from the White House in Washington May 24, 2013. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama is hugged by graduate Alexis Marsia Werner at the U.S. Naval Academy commencement ceremony in Annapolis, May 24, 2013. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the tornado affected Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 26, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. Obama is in the Oklahoma City area to survey damage from the tornado which struck a week ago and meet with victims and first responders. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) stands for the national anthem with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (C) as he takes the stage for remarks at the Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 27, 2013. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (L) after arriving at Joint Base McGuire-Dix in New Jersey on May 28, 2013. Obama is traveling to the New Jersey shore to view rebuilding efforts following last year’s Hurricane Sandy. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

: U.S. President Barack Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (2nd L) walk on the tarmac of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport May 29, 2013. Obama traveled to Chicago on Wednesday to attend Democratic party fundraisers. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, Illinois, May 29, 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

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