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Secretary of State Clinton said Israel's move was "deeply negative" for US-Israeli relations. [170] However Obama was the first United States president to supply Israel with modern bunker buster bombs. [171] And under Obama, United States Foreign Military Financing for Israel increased to $3 billion for the first time in history. [172]
For purposes of U.S. foreign policy, Europe consists of the European Union and non-EU states in Europe. President Barack Obama plans to increase American troops in Europe to their highest levels since 2003, and station more special operations aircraft and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System ships there to provide quick access to Africa and the Middle East.
Obama's efforts to improve foreign relations received praise even from former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel. Meanwhile, foreign policy analyst Reginald Dale, believed the President's policy of reconciliation had weakened the country in relation to other countries, such as Russia, China and North Korea. [31]
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
The Obama administration attempted to defuse tensions between the two countries, as it hoped for cooperation with both countries in regards to the Syrian Civil War and military operations against ISIS. [156] Obama also criticized the human rights record of Saudi Arabia, particularly in regards to the imprisonment of Raif Badawi. [157]
(Reuters) - Distancing herself from President Barack Obama's foreign policy, potential 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said in an interview published on Sunday that the U.S ...
Barack Obama made 52 international trips to 58 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his presidency, which began on January 20, 2009 and ended on January 20, 2017. [1] Obama set the record as the most-traveled president for any first year in office: he took the most trips, visited the most countries, and spent the most days ...
During his eight years in office, President Obama spent about 14 percent of his time on foreign travel, which equates to about seven months. He became the first sitting U.S. president to visit ...