Michelle lavaughn obama (1964 65438+1October 17-) is the wife of President Barack Hussein Obama II. She is also a lawyer, born and raised in the south of Chicago, and studied at Princeton University and Harvard Law School.

Personal profile

With Obama being elected as the 44th president of the United States, Michelle immediately became the first African-American president's wife and the tallest first lady, with a height of 180 cm (5 feet, 1 1 inch). After finishing her studies, she returned to Chicago and worked for Sydney Austin Law Firm, the sixth largest law firm in the United States. She is a direct employee of Chicago Mayor Daley and also works for the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Medical Center. Michelle knew Obama who worked in Austin Law Firm in Sydney as early as the end of 1980, and they got married in 1992. According to American tradition, it was changed to husband's surname. The eldest daughter and the second daughter were born in 1998 and 200 1 respectively. Michelle's father died on 1990, and her mother worked as a secretary in a women's clothing direct selling company. Michelle has a brother who is a basketball coach at Oregon State University. Because she pays great attention to her image, manners and dress sense, she is often rated as the best dressed by the media, and compared with the late first lady Jacqueline Kennedy of the United States.

School and family

She once jumped from grade one to grade three. She attended Whitney Young High School, the top school in Chicago, and was named the best student in the school for four years in a row. 198 1 After graduating from high school, he entered Princeton University, majoring in sociology and minoring in African American studies. 1985 graduated with first-class honors, and 1988 obtained the doctor of law degree from Harvard Law School. Michelle met Obama from 1989 when she was a summer intern at Austin Law Firm in Sydney, and Michelle was assigned to supervise him. Because they are unique black people who work in the company, they get along well at work. Finally, they got married on 1992 and gave birth to two daughters. Because Obama was elected as a state senator for many years, the Obamas married them. In 2008, Michelle revealed on the NBC talk show The ellen degeneres Show that they had no intention of having a third child.

work

Celebrity Weekly compared Michelle with the noble and famous late first lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy: "Politicians generally have strong personalities, but Michelle highlighted her self-confidence and bright image during the campaign, reminding people of former President Kennedy."

After graduating from doctor's degree, Michelle worked in a large law firm. She is in charge of legal work related to marketing and intellectual property. After leaving her job, she was transferred to the Chicago city government as an assistant mayor, specializing in urban planning and development. 1993, she became the executive director of a non-profit organization and left after three years. The funds she raised for the organization were enough to maintain its operation in 12. 1996 joined the university of Chicago as the deputy director of the student affairs office and established the university social service center. In 2002, he transferred to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he first became the executive director of community affairs. In 2005, he was promoted to vice chairman (community and external affairs). He is still the vice chairman of the medical center, but he has changed a part-time job in order to spend more time in family life. As Obama became a national politician, Michelle began to become a part of popular culture. In May 2006, Michelle was listed as one of the 25 most inspiring women in the world by Life Elements magazine. In July 2007, Vanity Fair named her as the top ten best-dressed women in the world (re-elected in July the following year); In September 2007, the old issue of Harvard University 02 138 listed Michelle as the 58th most important alumnus of Harvard, and Obama as the 4th most important alumnus. In 2008, celebrity magazine voted for the best dress, and she was also on the list, which was praised by the magazine as "elegant and confident" appearance. Some media even compared her with the late First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, saying that not only her appearance, but also her speech was generous and decent. The New York Times compared the manners and fashion sense of another former first lady, Barbara bush and Michelle.

Michelle is also a member of the board of directors of food companies listed on the new york Stock Exchange. According to the after-tax income declared by the Obamas in 2006, Michelle's annual salary at the University of Chicago Medical Center is $270,000. Obama's annual salary as a senator is $654.38+$0.5 million. If directors, investment and publishing income of food companies are included, the couple's total income in 2006 reached 990,000 dollars.

Edit this political activity to help her husband elect.

Although Michelle helped Obama raise money and set up a campaign team when he was elected to the Senate, she did not take an active part in it at first. When her husband participated in the US House of Representatives election in 2000, the boss of the University of Chicago asked her how she could devote herself to the election. Her response was to visit many families and receive a lot.

Valuable advice. In May 2007, three months after her husband announced his candidacy for the presidency, she began to cut 80% of her public office and fully supported her husband's candidacy. At the beginning of the campaign, she began to teach her two daughters independence, and then increased the number of days to participate in the campaign. At the beginning of February, 2008, she participated in 33 campaign rallies in eight days. At least two of the rallies Obama attended invited oprah winfrey, a famous American program host, to build momentum for her. In 2007, Michelle began to help her husband make a national lecture tour to attract voters. Chicago Sun refers to her as a fighter, who campaigned for her husband resolutely and enthusiastically, showing her heartfelt eloquence and wisdom. Michelle hired an all-female assistant class to cater to her political role. She said that she had negotiated to let her husband quit smoking in exchange for her efforts to support her husband's campaign. Regarding her role as the spouse of the presidential candidate, she said: "My role is not a senior adviser." Before the Democratic Party of the United States elected the last two candidates, she was considered as the lowest-key candidate's spouse. At the beginning of the campaign, she showed satirical humor and detailed anecdotes about her family life, but the media began to question that her satirical humor could not be clearly explained in the print media, so she turned to a low profile. The New York Times interviewed her. If former first lady Hillary Clinton is finally nominated, will she be supported and helped in the election? Michelle said that it depends on Hillary's policy, attitude and tone. She added, "You know, no matter who gets the final nomination, all party member must work hard." Although she criticized Hillary Clinton in the 2008 election campaign, Michelle was asked about her favorite collar in 2004.

Sleeve spouse, her answer at that time was Hillary: "She is a smart, kind and United person." On June 6th, 2008, 10, Michelle was asked by the famous host Larry King whether the Bradley effect had passed. She stressed that Obama's victory in the party nomination shows that he has certain strength. Just this weekend, Michelle raised huge sums of money for the campaign and the Democratic National Committee.

criticize

On February 18, 2008, Michelle mentioned in her speech in Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, "This is the first time in my life that I am proud of my country because I hope to come back." In the evening, she transferred to Madison, the second largest city in Wisconsin, and added, "This is the proudest moment of my life. Because Obama is really doing well, I also feel that people are very eager to' change'. " After the event, many critics criticized her remarks, which immediately attracted criticism from * * * and Cindy, the wife of the party's presidential candidate John Sidney McCain. Cindy responded that she has always been proud of her country, but it turns out that her wife is proud of her country for the first time. Obama's campaign office immediately issued a statement, saying that "her remarks are just opinions, and Obama himself helped her and felt' frustrated' by these unreasonable criticisms. In June 2008, First Lady Laura hinted that Michelle's remarks were distorted by the media: "I think what she means is more proud ... you know it is quite difficult to balance the identity of the presidential campaign and the spouse of the candidate. "

During the campaign, the media often labeled Michelle as an "irritable black woman", and some websites even tried to spread these views, which led her to respond: "Obama and I have been public figures for many years, and we are used to these criticisms, so we will not pay attention to them." During the Democratic National Convention in August 2008, the media observed that Michelle's performance was milder than at the beginning of the campaign, and she began to focus on substantive issues and mingle with the audience instead of refuting those who challenged her. She is also often interviewed by TV talk shows and women's publications, more than in TV news reports. Her change is also reflected in her clothes. Wearing more vest skirt gives people an easy-going image.

make a speech

Michelle attached great importance to her first public speech in the national campaign. On August 25, 2008, the first day of the National Congress of the Democratic Party of the United States, she published a policy: to play herself, her husband and her daughter into the embodiment of the American dream. Other speakers include Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. and renowned senior senator Edward Kennedy who suffers from brain cancer. Their appearance stole Michelle's thunder. Michelle described her husband's family priority and that she was no different from ordinary housewives. In her speech, she also mentioned the background and growth process of herself and her husband. They all believe in "no pains, no gains". Even if you don't know or agree with someone, as long as you stick to your beliefs and treat others with humility and respect, you will eventually be accepted by others. Michelle once again emphasized her patriotism in response to the media's misinterpretation of her statement that she was "proud of her country for the first time in her life". After the speech, the two daughters took the stage to accept everyone's encouragement and say hello to their father who broadcast the video live on the big screen.

The response after the speech was generally positive, and political commentator andrew sullivan described it as "the most touching, inspiring, humble and beautiful" speech in all the meetings he attended. Ezra Klein, assistant editor-in-chief of American Vision, a monthly political magazine, praised the speech as "well expressed and creative". And described Michelle as "energetic, frank and kind"; The American biweekly New Harmony holds that Michelle "should emphasize her professional and academic achievements".

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Michelle was involved in two of Obama's three reporting disputes related to Fox News Channel. On June, 2008 1 1, Fox quoted a picture when interviewing Michelle malkin, a conservative Asian columnist. The title in the picture is "Offending Liberalism: Voters Don't Vote for Unmarried Mother Michelle". After verification by Fox Company, the company admitted to misquoting the false report in On Politics, and in fact the two were legally married. In addition, the Obamas warmly congratulated each other with fists on the night of the end of the primary election of the Democratic presidential candidate on June 3, but they were described by Fox News Channel as "terrorists boxing each other", and Fox completely canceled the report afterwards.

insult

The wife of the president of the United States should be admired by the audience. However, in February of 20 1 1, the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, received a rather "vicious" courtesy. Her image was vilified by cartoonists who opposed the national weight loss plan as a fat glutton who loved hamburgers.

According to foreign media reports, this group of cartoons published on American conservative blog websites is a dig and satire on Ms. Michelle Obama's weight loss plan. It is reported that the main content of Michelle Obama's weight loss plan is to let pregnant mothers breastfeed their children to reduce the number of obese children.

In addition, American conservatives sometimes scoff at her activities and call her a hypocritical woman. Some even bluntly said that she had no right to tell Americans what to eat and what not to eat.

According to Science Network, in this cartoon published on the website, Michelle said to her husband, President Obama, "I am asking restaurants to reduce the amount of food to control American eating habits." Also in the photo, President Obama is slender, drinking salad and saying to her, "Michelle, I want to be re-elected." Your behavior will annoy many people. "

to lead

Forbes magazine published the 20 10 10 list of the most influential women, and the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, topped the list. Michelle was named the "best" woman in the world because she has great personal charm, which is not only loved by the people, but also plays a role in politics and other affairs. She also promoted the "Let's Move" campaign throughout the United States to advocate people to deal with the problem of childhood obesity. Coca-Cola and other companies have promised to reduce the calories in their products by 20 15. [ 1]

Reason for making the list: Compared with the former First Lady, Michelle Obama pays more attention to the nutrition problems of primary and secondary school students and military family affairs, and stays away from thorny policy issues. The support rate of 54% shows its popularity.

Old skirt

According to the Hong Kong Evening News (20 10 12 19), Michelle, the first lady of the United States, wore a second-hand black dress at a Christmas celebration in Washington. She should be the first first lady to wear a second-hand shirt to public places. This move has caused repercussions in the American fashion industry. This long skirt, worth about $2,500, was bought in a second-hand shop in new york. The owner of this store said that Michelle also ordered other clothes and planned to wear them in the future. Michelle's dress sense is sometimes controversial, but earlier this month, she was named one of the best women in the world by Vogue.

Encounter a threat

Michelle Obama is recording a program to show "Dancing". According to American media reports, on July 3, 20 12, 12, a police officer in Washington made threatening remarks to Obama's wife Michelle during the morning roll call, so he was fired and transferred to the administrative department. However, united states secret service ignored the so-called threats made by the policeman, saying that they did not pose any real threat. The policeman involved is a police officer of the Washington police motorcade. A police assistant said that he heard the policeman make threatening remarks to Michelle. Washington post reported that the policeman threatened to shoot Michelle, and then found a photo of a pistol in his mobile phone. An official familiar with the matter said it was just a prank. An official in united states secret service said that they were aware of the incident and were taking appropriate measures. [2]

A powerful couple

Forbes released 20 12 15, the most powerful couple in the world, Michelle and barack obama ranked first. As the president and first lady of the world's largest economy-the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States is as high as 15.3 trillion US dollars, and the population is 31300 million, ranking third in the world-the Obamas are one of the most famous couples in the world. [3]

Hongyan White House

20 1 1, US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle are waiting for the arrival of President Hu Jintao in front of the White House. Michelle lavaughn obama is wearing a silk tulle dress with red petals. Red is not surprising, because as we all know, it symbolizes auspiciousness and happiness in China culture. However, alexander mcqueen's choice of dress was unexpected, because many people speculated that the first lady of the United States should choose the works of designers from China.

As early as Obama's inauguration ceremony, Michelle wore a dress of Chinese designer jason wu, which showed Michelle's unique vision and embodied the non-racial concept of the Obama administration.

That night, this dress was designed by alexander mcqueen's heir sarah burton, and it is a 20 1 1 McQueen brand holiday series. Robin Givhan, a fashion editor in Washington post, commented: Overflashy clothes don't seem suitable for diplomatic occasions. Isn't this a breakthrough? Compared with traditional customization, Mrs. Wang's choice seems arbitrary, but in fact she is more thoughtful. [4]

humorous

On October 25th, 2065438+021kloc-0, Michelle participated in the TV program "The Live Show in jimmy kimmel" in Los Angeles, adding another firewood to the fiery election. In the program, the host Jimmy asked Michelle, "What if someone forgets to vote?" Michelle said confidently, "I have a plan."

Unexpectedly, the first lady's plan was very "simple and rude"-at 5: 40 in the morning, Michelle tiptoed into Jimmy's home. She gently opened the bedroom door, crept to Jimmy's bed, and then "changed" a small horn and loudspeaker from behind, shouting at Jimmy in his sleep: "Election Day! Election day! Let's go! Put on your shoes! Hurry up! " Under her series of noisy urges, Jimmy groped out of bed, and Michelle urged him to run all the way to vote before he stood firm. After finally kicking the lazy bones out of bed, Michelle added with a triumphant smile: "Don't forget to eat carrots for breakfast."

Michelle also encouraged people to vote in advance in another TV program "Kelly and Michael Live Show" on June 5438+09. Wearing a white printed dress and orange high heels, she sat gracefully on a high stool at first and was questioned by Kelly and Michael. Who knows 10 minutes later, the style of the question turned sharply: "Do you like the president to wear boxers or briefs?" Michelle then covered her face with her hand and replied shyly, "Neither", and there was cheers and screams at the scene. [5]

Relations with China

Award for Sichuan Art Vocational College

2012165438+1October 4th, Michelle Obama, honorary chairman of the US President's Humanities and Arts Committee and wife of US President Barack Obama, held the annual "Stand Higher" award ceremony for American President's Humanities and Arts at the White House in Washington, DC. Lin, the deputy dean of Sichuan Art Vocational College from Chengdu, Sichuan, China and the winner of the Little Plum Blossom Award, attended the award ceremony and took away the medals.

"Stand Higher" initiated by the American President's Humanities and Arts Committee is an award for outstanding humanities and arts education programs for young people, especially those living in poverty. Sichuan Art Vocational College's "Green Passage to Realize Artistic Life" project is to mobilize social forces to help poor students and realize the ideal of artistic life. Especially after the "5. 12" earthquake, the project actively provided art education and humanistic care for the students in the disaster area, and actively participated in saving the cultural heritage of ethnic minorities. This project was nominated and recommended by the Ministry of Culture of China, and it is also a result of cultural exchange between China and the United States. Previously, Shanghai Children's Palace and Shaanxi Xiao Meihua Opera Troupe won this honor in 2007 and 2008 respectively.

China's Ambassador to the United States, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou Wenzhong, were invited to attend the award ceremony. Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong and his wife congratulated the winners on the podium and took a group photo.

Mr. Stevens and Ms. Ryan, the co-chairs of the President's Humanities and Arts Committee, who have just been nominated by the President of the United States, as well as the heads of American federal cultural institutions such as the National People's Foundation, the National Arts Foundation and the Museum and Library Administration, and 100 American celebrities in the humanities and arts circles attended the award ceremony.

In her speech, Mrs Obama made special mention of the winning projects from China, Mexico and Egypt and congratulated them. Ms Campbell, Vice Chairman of the President's Humanities and Arts Committee, read a commendation speech, especially thanking the Ministry of Culture of China for its cooperation and support.

In the list of winners, I especially thanked the Ministry of Culture of China, and published a commendation speech by Minister Cai Wu of the Ministry of Culture on China's award-winning project.