Barack Obama

President of the United States (2009-2017).

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Barack Obama at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

by Barack Obama

7 September 2018

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PRESIDENT OBAMA: Okay, okay. Just checking to see if you’re awake. Please have a seat, everybody. It is good to be home. It’s good to see (...)

Barack Obama Farewell Adress

by Barack Obama

Chicago | 10 January 2017

Hello, Chicago! (Applause.) It’s good to be home! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) All right, everybody sit down. (Applause.) We’re on live TV here. I’ve got to move. (Applause.) You can tell that I’m a lame duck (...)

Barack Obama authorizes delivery of weapons to jihadists in Syria

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 8 December 2016

Presidential Determination No. 2017-05
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination and Waiver Pursuant to Section 2249a of Title 10, United States Code, and Sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act to Support U.S. Special (...)

Speech by Barack Obama at 71st UN General Assembly

by Barack Obama

New York (USA) | 20 September 2016

Mr. President; Mr. Secretary General; fellow delegates; ladies and gentlemen: As I address this hall as President for the final time, let me recount the progress that we’ve made these last eight years.
From the depths of the greatest financial crisis of our time, we coordinated our response (...)

Remarks by Barack Obama in Address to the People of Europe

by Barack Obama

Hanover (Germany) | 25 April 2016

Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Guten tag! It is wonderful to see all of you, and I want to begin by thanking Chancellor Merkel for being here. (Applause.) On behalf of the American people, I want to thank Angela for being a champion of our alliance. And on behalf of all of (...)

Obama’s final State of the Union Address

by Barack Obama

13 January 2016

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:
Tonight marks the eighth year that I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I’m going to try to make it a little shorter. (Applause.) I know some of you are antsy to get back to (...)

Speech by Barack Obama at 70th UN General Assembly

by Barack Obama

New York (USA) | 28 September 2015

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Seventy years after the founding of the United Nations, it is worth reflecting on what, together, the members of this body have helped to achieve.
Out of the ashes of the Second World War, having witnessed the (...)

Executive Order — Using Behavioral Science Insights to Better Serve the American People

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 15 September 2015

A growing body of evidence demonstrates that behavioral science insights — research findings from fields such as behavioral economics and psychology about how people make decisions and act on them — can be used to design government policies to better serve the American people.
Where Federal (...)

Barack Obama on 5+1 agreement

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 14 July 2015

Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States, together with our international partners, has achieved something that decades of animosity has not — a comprehensive, long-term deal with Iran that will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
This deal demonstrates that American (...)

Barack Obama’s Remarks on Progress in Fight Against ISIL

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 6 July 2015

Good afternoon, everybody. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend — especially our men and women in uniform. This Fourth of July we were honored to once again welcome some of our incredible troops and their families to share Fourth of July and fireworks at the White House. It was (...)

Barack Obama’s Interview on the VII Summit of the Americas in Panama

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 9 April 2015

EFE: Mr. President, the central theme of the VII Summit of the Americas is "Prosperity with equity: The Challenge of Cooperation in the Americas". In your second term, you have focused on policies to try to reduce the inequity and the gap between rich and poor people. What kind of concrete (...)

Barack Obama on Framework to Prevent Iran from Obtaining Nuclear Weapons

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 2 April 2015

Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the United States — together with our allies and partners — has reached a historic understanding with Iran, which, if fully implemented, will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
As President and Commander-in-Chief, I have no greater responsibility (...)

Executive Order – Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 9 March 2015

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Venezuela Defense of Human (...)

Declaration of a National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 9 March 2015

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Mr. President:)
Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the "order") declaring a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the (...)

Our fight against violent extremism

by Barack Obama

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 17 February 2015

The United States has made significant gains against terrorism. We’ve decimated the core al Qaeda leadership, strengthened homeland security and worked to prevent another large-scale attack like 9/11.
At the same time, the threat has evolved. The al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen actively plots (...)

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