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Obama later elaborated on his foreign policy views, particularly relating to Muslim countries, in a high-profile speech given at Cairo University in June, where he called for reform of undemocratic countries from within. [30] Obama's efforts to improve foreign relations received praise even from former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel.
The term Obama Doctrine is frequently used to describe the principles of US foreign policy under the Obama administration (2009–2017). He relied chiefly on his two highly experienced Secretaries of State—Hillary Clinton (2009–2013) and John Kerry (2013–2017)—and Vice President Joe Biden.
Biden says Obama spurned his advice that the way to influence Israel is to hug it close. He sees hostage deals and changes in Israeli tactics as proof he's right.
Perhaps Obama’s influence is helping Biden’s poll numbers. The president took the lead over Trump for the first time in a Fox News poll since October . Biden is polling at 50 percent compared ...
Obama's relationship with Biden started as a marriage of political convenience when he picked the veteran Delaware senator in 2008 to be his vice president. When they served in the Senate, the two ...
On December 16, 2015, the Obama administration announced a deal to sell $1.83 billion worth of arms to the Armed Forces of Taiwan, a year and eight months after U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act Affirmation and Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2014 to allow the sale of Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates to Taiwan. The deal would include ...
President Obama was first inaugurated in January 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession and a severe financial crisis that began in 2007. His presidency continued the banking bailout and auto industry rescue begun by the George W. Bush administration and immediately enacted an $800 billion stimulus program, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which included a blend ...
Wear, who worked for Obama’s campaign and administration focusing on faith-based issues and authored a book on that history, said Obama helped set a new tone for Democratic messaging on the role ...