Obama’s Education secretary to attend Olympics meeting in Denmark in support of Chicago bid

October 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Most Americans think that President Barack Obama's Copenhagen trip to lobby International Olympic Committee officials is a bad idea, a new Rasmussen Report poll has revealed. Forty-three percent of respondents said it was "a bad idea for the President to go overseas at this time to help Chicago make its final presentation to the Olympic Committee." Thirty-six percent of those polled said it was a good idea while 21 percent were not sure.

October 1st, 2009 Obama heads to Denmark to lobby for 2016 OlympicsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is on his way to Denmark to help his adopted hometown of Chicago try to land the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Obama departed the White House on Thursday evening for an overnight flight to Copenhagen.

September 30th, 2009 Pele: We have Lula; not worried about Obama effectCOPENHAGEN — Brazilian soccer great Pele says he isn't worried that President Barack Obama's star power could help Chicago win the bid for the 2016 Olympics at the expense of Rio de Janeiro. Rio is seen as a slight favorite ahead of Friday's vote by the International Olympic Committee, but Obama's decision to fly into Copenhagen for the final presentation could swing the ballot in Chicago's favor.

September 30th, 2009 Obama will go to Denmark to pitch for OlympicsWASHINGTON — A senior White House adviser says President Barack Obama has decided to travel to Copenhagen to lead the U.S. appeal for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago.

September 30th, 2009 Daley praises Obama's decision to go to DenmarkCHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he's honored that both President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will head to Copenhagen in support of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. White House adviser Valerie Jarrett told The Associated Press on Monday that the president will leave Thursday for Europe.

September 25th, 2009 UN boss Ban Ki-moon to attend IOC CongressCOPENHAGEN — A Danish sports official says U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will attend next week's Olympic Congress in Copenhagen.

September 25th, 2009 Transportation Secretary going to Olympics meetingWASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is joining a growing list of Obama administration officials who will travel to Denmark next week to support Chicago's Olympic bid. The International Olympic Committee is meeting in Copenhagen on Oct.

September 23rd, 2009 Obama adviser gets high-profile Olympics adviceWASHINGTON — A senior adviser to the president is getting advice on Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid from a high-profile source. An administration official says Valerie Jarrett met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in New York Tuesday.

September 21st, 2009 Door left open for Obamas to attend Olympics voteWASHINGTON — As Michelle Obama prepares to make a highly personal appeal in Denmark on behalf of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the White House is leaving open the possibility that President Barack Obama will make a last minute decision to join her. Though the president has said the health care debate keeps him from committing to attend the International Olympic Committee's Oct.

September 16th, 2009 Obama drums up support for Chicago Olympic bidWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama staged a homecoming-style Olympic rally at the White House Wednesday, saying the whole country is rooting for his hometown of Chicago in its efforts to host the 2016 Summer Games. "Chicago is ready.

September 10th, 2009 Obama pushes for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bidWASHINGTON — Aiming to boost his hometown of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, President Barack Obama is bringing Olympic athletes to the White House next week and sending a senior adviser to Denmark to lobby Olympic officials, White House officials said Wednesday. Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama's top advisers, will attend an Oct.

September 4th, 2009 Japan's Hatoyama may attend 2016 Olympic voteTOKYO — Japan's incoming prime minister Yukio Hatoyama will be asked to support Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid by attending the IOC meeting in Copenhagen next month. "We would like our prime minister to attend," JOC secretary general Noriyuki Ichihara said Friday without naming Hatoyama because his appointment as prime minister will not be official until Sept.

August 28th, 2009 New ambassador to China makes pitch for ChicagoBEIJING — The new U.S. ambassador to China slipped in a pitch for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics while presenting his credentials to the Chinese president on Friday.

August 14th, 2009 Brazil's president to push Rio bid in CopenhagenBERLIN — Brazil's president will attend an Olympic meeting in Copenhagen to push Rio de Janeiro's bid for the 2016 games. Rio bid officials announced Friday that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would lead the delegation at the International Olympic Committee session on Oct.

August 10th, 2009 USOC: Chicago 2016 is our only focusCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —U.S. Olympic Committee leaders have reiterated their support for Chicago's bid to land the 2016 Olympics, saying it is the federation's sole focus.