Barack Obama
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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.
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They are continually losing ground, unable to govern those areas that they've taken over, that they are going to be defeated in Syria. They're going to be defeated in Iraq.
W. Stuart Symington, of Missouri, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
They bring their years of experience and expertise to this Administration, and I look forward to working with them.
Together, we are forging innovative partnerships to mobilize human, technological, and financial resources.
The United States will host the first annual Stakeholder Dialogue on North American Competiveness this fall in Washington.
I offer any and all assistance to support Turkish authorities in their investigation.
Jason D. Tulley, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
I am pleased to nominate Jason D. Tulley to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
This partnership that's announced today between Canada and Mexico is the result of several years of work and leadership by the President, working closely with the Mexican government over the last couple of years.
The United States is not just a friend and neighbor of Mexico's, but the very character of the United States is shaped by Mexican Americans who have shaped our culture, our politics, our business.
A country is something that is built every day out of certain basic shared values.
We are strongly committed to making sure that we have high labor and environmental standards embedded in our trade between our two countries.
The world has benefited enormously from the international order that we helped to build together.
We are releasing -- the White House is releasing a new analysis today from the Council of Economic Advisers that shows in concrete terms the expansion in clean energy jobs that will come from hitting the ambitious 50 percent clean energy…
At the end of the day, the most compelling rationale to promote this agenda is because it will deliver tangible economic benefits to all of our countries.
All persons deserve to live lives free from violence and discrimination.
With innocent people facing the prospect of violence on a horrific scale, the U.S. government would act to prevent a potential genocide.
Every woman has a constitutional right to make her own reproductive choices.





