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Obama's gesture in reaching out to the Muslim world was unprecedented for a U.S. president. [285] President Obama's first trip to a Muslim majority country occurred on April 6–7, 2009 when he visited Turkey and spoke to the Grand National Assembly. [286] President Obama addressed the Muslim world in a speech in Cairo, Egypt on June 4, 2009. [224]
An August 2012 Implementation Plan set priorities for implementation of the National Action Plan. [3] Full implementation of women, peace, and security objectives put forward by the U.S. National Action Plan has been limited by external challenges ranging from lack of political will among international partners to societal discrimination against women in countries around the world.
Foreign policy was an important part of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, which included a major speech at the Victory Column in Berlin. The term "Obama Doctrine" was used before the start of Obama's presidency, while he was still only a candidate in the Democratic primaries.
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.
When signing this order, Obama said "America's federal contracts should not subsidize discrimination against the American people". [3] He called for Congressional action to extend similar protections to all workers, noting that more states recognize same-sex marriage than prohibit discrimination in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. [20]
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 ...
President Obama has often been guarded when discussing racism, but, on CNN Special Report about his legacy that aired on Wednesday, he addressed the issue straight on.. Obama told Fareed Zakaria ...
The Obama Doctrine is yet to be fully defined, and President Barack Obama himself has expressed a dislike for an overly "doctrinaire" approach to foreign policy. [40] When asked about his doctrine, Obama has replied that the U.S. would have to "view our security in terms of a common security and a common prosperity with other peoples and other ...