Obama meets with security team on Afghanistan, hosts stargazing students at backyard outing

October 6th, 2009 President meets with lawmakers on Afghan policyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama keeps his attention on global terror and security matters on Tuesday, as he continues a series of meetings with advisers and others on Afghanistan. In the morning, he'll visit the National Counterterrorism Center in Washington and meet with top officials there.

October 2nd, 2009 Obama meets with Afghanistan commander in DenmarkCOPENHAGEN — President Barack Obama summoned his top commander in Afghanistan to a 25-minute meeting Friday in the Danish capital. The pair met aboard Air Force One just before Obama returned to Washington from Copenhagen, where he was pitching the International Olympic Committee on Chicago's bid to host the 2016 games.

September 30th, 2009 AP source: Obama makes no decisions on Afghan warWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has heard from his top national security officials about their next step forward with Afghanistan but has not made any decisions. A senior administration official says Obama spent three hours in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday and pushed his team for specifics and details.

September 30th, 2009 President to meet NATO secretary generalWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama meets at the White House today with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn). The likely topic of discussion: Afghanistan.

September 16th, 2009 Obama meets with Canadian prime ministerWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is taking part in both public and private events on Wednesday. In the morning, he's conducting a one-on-one session with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

September 8th, 2009 Obama has school speech, Sotomayor event TuesdayWASHINGTON — A week after the planned speech first drew controversy, President Barack Obama is delivering an address to the nation's schoolchildren. He and Education Secretary Arne Duncan will host a group discussion Tuesday with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., before the president speaks to students nationwide through C-SPAN television.

August 4th, 2009 Obama meets with Senate Dems to discuss agendaWASHINGTON — Facing growing public doubts about overhauling health care, President Barack Obama meets with Senate Democrats on Tuesday to discuss his priorities. Tuesday is also Obama's 48th birthday.

June 22nd, 2009 Obama aide to visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, IndiaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security adviser is traveling to Afghanistan and Pakistan. White House spokesman Mike Hammer said Monday that the president tasked Gen.

June 18th, 2009 Obama meets Germany's Merkel next weekWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet in Washington on June 26. The formal announcement said the president "looks forward to welcoming" the German leader for discussions "on a broad agenda of global issues of mutual concern." Merkel has been critical of some Obama policies as he tries to pull the United States out of the deep economic recession.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari held talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown here after making his first official visit to the US. According to the Pakistani High Commission in London, Zardari is paying a two-day visit, during which he will also meet Foreign Secretary David Miliband and opposition Conservative leader David Cameron, among others.

May 6th, 2009 Obama's Day: Meets with Afghan, Pakistani leadersWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hosts a White House meeting with the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan, two neighboring nations where crucial U.S. security concerns are at stake.

April 22nd, 2009 Top Pentagon commander meets troops in AfghanistanFORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is reviewing a new community-based defense program recently started in an increasingly violent province on the doorstep of Kabul. Adm. Mike Mullen visited Wardak province on Wednesday, where U.S.

April 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets with US President Barack Obama later Thursday in the first engagement between the two leaders. The two are here to attend the G20 summit.

January 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - On the very first day in office, US President Barack Obama will discuss war issues with his national security aides and senior commanders Wednesday. According to reports, the new commander in chief was summoning Defence Secretary Robert Gates and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen along with other members of his national security council to the White House to discuss a way ahead in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

January 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has stated in his foreign policy agenda that the US 'will increase nonmilitary aid to Pakistan and hold them accountable for security in the border region with Afghanistan'. President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will renew America’s security and standing in the world through 'a new era of American leadership', stated the document released Tuesday soon after the new president went to the Oval Office following the swearing-in ceremony.