List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2010)
Country/ U.S. state Areas visited Dates Details
Georgia Atlanta August 2 President Obama traveled to Atlanta , Georgia where he spoke on a variety of foreign and domestic issues
Illinois Chicago August 5 President Obama traveled to Chicago , Illinois , where he helped raise funds for Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias ' senatorial election campaign . He also toured the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant , highlighting his response to the automotive industry crisis of 2008-2010
Texas Austin , Dallas August 9 President Obama spoke at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin , Texas and later in Dallas , defending the policies of his administration while raising funds for the Democratic Party
Florida Panama City August 14-15 President Obama , along with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha Obama , traveled to Panama City , Florida , swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off the Panama City Beach . ( Malia Obama , who was away at summer camp , did not attend . )
Wisconsin Menomonee Falls , Milwaukee August 16 President Obama traveled to Menomonee Falls , Wisconsin , where he discussed clean energy manufacturing at ZBB Energy Corp. , which is a producer of zinc-bromine flow batteries . The President later attended a fundraiser at the U.S. Cellular Arena for Mayor Tom Barrett , who is running for the Governorship
California Los Angeles August 16-17 President Obama traveled to the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles , California , where he attended a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser
Washington Seattle August 17 President Obama traveled to Seattle , Washington , where he met with small business owners at a bakery on Pioneer Square . The President later helped raise funds for Patricia Murray , who was campaigning for reelection as a Senator from Washington
Ohio Columbus August 17-18 President Obama traveled to Columbus , Ohio , where he spoke on the state of the economy in the Clintonville neighborhood . The President later helped raise funds for Governor Ted Strickland , who is campaigning for reelection
Florida Miami August 18 President Obama traveled to Miami , Florida , where helped Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink in her campaign to be elected Governor of Florida
Massachusetts Martha 's Vineyard August 19-28 President Obama and the First Family traveled to Martha 's Vineyard - an island in Dukes County off of Cape Cod - as part of a vacation
Louisiana New Orleans August 29 President Obama traveled to New Orleans , Louisiana , where he spoke at the Xavier University of Louisiana on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina 's landfall
Texas El Paso August 31 President Obama traveled to Fort Bliss in El Paso , Texas , where he talked to troops regarding the Iraq War
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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.