The President joined a meeting between National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon and Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon. The White House meeting was a follow-up on the outcomes of the President's and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 's Summit in India in November 2010. The President reaffirmed his commitment to building a true global, strategic partnership with India and relayed his priorities for the coming year, including advancing the U.S. and India bilateral economic relationship and making progress on nuclear security efforts. Source
The President addressed from the East Room of the White House the demonstrations taking place in the streets of Egypt in which demonstrators marched demanding Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resign. The President urged the Egyptian government to refrain from violence against peaceful demonstrators. Transcript Video
Vice President Joe Biden met with Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon. Biden expressed condolences for the devastation and lives lost in Colombia due to recent historic flooding and also discussed the role of economic ties between the United States and Colombia in supporting Colombia's recovery from the flooding. Biden expressed the Obama Administration's commitment to working closely with the Government of Colombia and other key stakeholders on the successful conclusion of
the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement and commended Garzà ³n for his leadership on issues related to labor and human rights, underscoring the Obama Administration's support for key reforms being pursued by President Juan Manuel Santos and his Administration. Source
The White House released visitor records that were generated in October 2010, including several visitor records generated prior to September 16, 2009 that were requested by members of the public during December 2010 pursuant to the White House voluntary disclosure policy. This release brought the grand total of records released to over 1,000,000 records that can be viewed at the Disclosures section
The week's West Wing Week was released.
Day705/Jan29th/Saturday: In his Weekly Address, the President praised Orion Energy Systems of Manitowoc, Wisconsin as an example of how the United States can win the future by being the best place on Earth to do business. Orion was able to open with the help of small business loans and incentives and, according to the President, creating demand for clean energy. Transcript Video
The President convened a meeting of his national security team at the White House to be updated on the situation in Egypt. Readout of the Meeting
The President spoke by telephone to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and King Abdullah bin Adb al-Aziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia about the the ongoing uprising in Egypt. Source
Day706/Jan30th/Sunday: The President spoke by telephone with British Prime Minister David Cameron about the ongoing uprising in Egypt. Source
Day707/Jan31st/Monday: The President issued an Executive Order establishing within the Department of the Treasury the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
The President signed into law H.R. 366 , which extended the authorization of certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs until May 31, 2011. Source
The President proclaimed February 2011 as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Source
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