List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2010)
Country/ U.S. state Areas visited Dates Details
Georgia Savannah March 2 President Obama traveled to Savannah , Georgia , speaking at the Savannah Technical College and outlining his energy-efficiency program
Virginia Arlington March 5 President Obama traveled to Arlington , Virginia , discussing his Administration 's policy and the economic situation at the headquarters of Opower , a corporation producing efficient energy use technology
Pennsylvania Glenside March 8 President Obama traveled to Glenside , Pennsylvania , where he discussed health care reform at Arcadia University
Missouri St. Louis March 10 President Obama traveled to St. Louis , Missouri , where he discussed his plans for health care reform
Maryland Chevy Chase March 13 President Obama traveled to Chevy Chase , Maryland , where he watched his daughter play basketball
Georgia Atlanta March 13 President Obama traveled to Atlanta to discuss his plans for overhaul of the American education system
Ohio Strongsville March 15 President Obama traveled to Strongsville , Ohio , where he discussed plans for health care overhaul
Virginia Fairfax March 19 President Obama spoke at George Mason University in Fairfax , Virginia , discussing his plans for health care reform
Iowa Iowa City March 25 President Obama spoke at the University of Iowa in Iowa City , Iowa , where he defended the newly-signed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Afghanistan Bagram , Kabul March 28 President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan , flying on Air Force One from Camp David to Bagram Air Base , and then flew on by helicopter to the Presidential Palace in Kabul to meet with President Hamid Karzai to discuss the ongoing War in Afghanistan . During his visit , Obama also spoke with troops , and met with U.S . Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and General Stanley A. McChrystal . Obama previously visited eastern Afghanistan in July 2008 , during his campaign in the 2008 presidential election
Virginia Alexandria March 30 President Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria , Virginia
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This is a list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama during 2010, the second year of his presidency as the 44th President of the United States. During 2010, Obama traveled to eight different nation states internationally, in addition to many more trips made domestically within the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the President, is located. Additionally excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the President, and to the private home of the Obama family in Kenwood, Chicago.