DAILY SNAPSHOT
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

5:10 PM: The President hosts House Democrats; the Vice President also attends

President Obama Speaks to the African Union:

President Barack Obama makes remarks in Mandela Hall to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 28, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama traveled this week to Kenya and Ethiopia to attend the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit and to meet with leaders from government, business, and civil society. The trip reinforced the U.S. commitment to expanding economic growth and trade, strengthening democracy on a global scale, and investing in the next generation of African leaders.

See more from the President's trip to Kenya and Ethiopia here.

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