On the recordMay 2, 2013
Those countries that are succeeding are investing in the development of their young people, not just some young people, but women and girls, indigenous communities.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “Those countries that are succeeding are investing in the development of their young people, not just some young people…”
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Remarks at a Dinner for Central American Integration System Leaders in San Jose
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