Schedule for the Week of May 16, 2011
On Monday, the President will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School, the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. While in Memphis, the President will meet with families impacted by the flooding, state and local officials, first responders and volunteers. Later, the President will welcome the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team to the White House for a ceremony honoring their 2011 NCAA national championship. In addition to the Ceremony, members of the team will host a basketball clinic at the White House for local youth, continuing the President’s tradition of sports champions serving in the community when they visit. In the evening, the President will attend two DNC events in Washington, DC.
On Tuesday, the President will meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House. Later, the President will host a White House reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.
On Wednesday, the President will travel to New London, Connecticut to deliver the commencement speech at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Later, the President will travel to Boston, Massachusetts to attend DNC events.
On Thursday, the President will deliver a speech on the events in the Middle East and North Africa, and U.S. policy in the region, at the State Department in Washington, DC.
On Friday, the President will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel at the White House.
