Barack Obama’s Cabinet Selections Complete
Top priorities for the new president will be the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But there are many other important domestic and international concerns.
Fighting Corruption Depends on Political Will, Institutions
Political Manipulation, Indifferent Populations can Compromise Efforts
The road to economic hell is paved with … failed anti-corruption campaigns.
Newly elected leaders of countries saddled with a reputation for corruption often loudly declare a war on corruption and set up a commission to implement reforms. Yet many of those efforts fail because they lack crucial political [...]
President Obama’s Responses to SMS Questions
Questions Submitted by and Selected by Africans
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President Obama:
Africa is vital to our security interests. Consequently, we asked people from all around Africa to submit questions about my administration’s priorities for USA policy in Africa.
Hundreds of people submitted questions by text, on Twitter, by e-mail, and over other social networking sites. We asked a panel of [...]
Speeches and Remarks by President Obama
2009 Most Influential Speeches: Ghana, Moscow & Cairo
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE GHANAIAN PARLIAMENT
Accra International Conference Center
Accra, Ghana
THE PRESIDENT: (Trumpet plays.) I like this. Thank you. Thank you. I think Congress needs one of those horns. (Laughter.) That sounds pretty good. Sounds like Louis Armstrong back there. (Laughter.)
Good afternoon, everybody. It is a great honor for me to be in Accra and to [...]
Remarks of President Barack Obama
The New Economic School in Moscow, Russia, July 7, 2009
Good morning. It is an honor for me to join you at the New Economic School. Michelle and I are so pleased to be in Moscow, and as someone who was born in Hawaii, I’m glad to be here in July instead of January.
I know that [...]
Obama Seeks Enhanced Engagement with the Middle East, Europe
President Obama to Speak to Muslim World from Cairo, June 4
The centerpiece of President Obama’s five-day visit to the Middle East and to Europe will be his speech June 4 at Cairo University on U.S. relations with the Muslim world. Mosaiko.gr and many other new media sites want to hear your thoughts.
“President Obama’s speech will [...]
A New Beginning
Remarks of President Barack Obama in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of [...]
Obama Lifts Ban on Government-Funded Stem Cell Research
President Aims to “Restore Scientific Integrity” to Government Policies
Promising vigorous support for scientists, President Obama signed an executive order lifting the ban on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. He also issued a memorandum to “restore scientific integrity in government decision making.”
The order, issued March 9, directs the head of the National Institutes [...]
In His Own Words
In this excerpt from one of his speeches, Barack Obama talks about a time in his life when he “began to notice a world beyond myself” and about his desire to be an agent of change. These remarks were made in a commencement address at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, May 25, 2008.
I became active in [...]
Inauguration Firsts
George Washington, April 30, 1789
First inauguration in New York City, then the capital of the nation
Thomas Jefferson, March 4, 1801
First inauguration in Washington; first president to walk to and from inaugural; first newspaper “extra” edition for an inaugural address
James Polk, March 4, 1845
First telegraph coverage; first featured in newspaper illustration
James Buchanan, March 4, 1857
First known [...]
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