Remarks by President Obama at G20 Closing Press Conference
September 25, 2009 THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Let me, first of all, thank Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, County Executive Dan Onorato, and the people of Pittsburgh for being just extraordinary hosts. Last night during the dinner that I had with world leaders, so many of them commented on the fact that sometime in the past they had been to Pittsburgh -- in some ...
G20 Meets as Global Economy Improves
September 25, 2009 Washington — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says leaders of the Group of 20 advanced and fastest growing economies are meeting for the third time in less than a year as the first signs of a global economic recovery are beginning to appear.
Remarks by the President to the United Nations General Assembly
September 23, 2009 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to address you for the first time as the 44th President of the United States. (Applause.) I come before you humbled by the responsibility that the American people have placed upon me, mindful of the enormous challenges of...
President Obama Challenges United Nations to “New Era of Engagement”
September 23, 2009 Washington — The interests of the world’s peoples are shared, more than at any point in human history, and the international community must embrace “a new era of engagement” to confront pressing challenges such as nuclear proliferation, climate change and economic crisis, President Obama told the United Nations General Assembly.
President Obama UN Climate Change Speech
September 22, 2009 PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much. Good morning. I want to thank the Secretary General for organizing this summit, and all the leaders who are participating. That so many of us are here today is a recognition that the threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing. Our generation's response to this challenge ...
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