Barack Obama

There are such enormous challenges that we face all across this country and internationally.

The goal is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

There are a whole range of ideas that if you strip away the politics, there's actually a pretty broad consensus in this country.

So more than anything, what we're looking for is not the defeat of another party, what we're looking for is the advancement of ideas.

We are achieving something that we haven't achieved in nearly a decade.

I'm incredibly optimistic about our future.

The United States will remain firm in our commitment to Israel.

The American people prefer a peaceful and enduring resolution that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and strengthens the global non-proliferation regime.

Iran must know that security and prosperity will never come through the pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Today we have a real opportunity to achieve a comprehensive, peaceful settlement, and I believe we must test it.

This first step will create time and space over the next 6 months for more negotiations to fully address our comprehensive concerns about the Iranian program.

Achieving a peaceful resolution that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is in America's national security interest.

This first step achieves a great deal in its own right.

Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program.

I have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully, rather than rush towards conflict.

I am calling on the Congress to increase the minimum wage, a step that would raise incomes for millions of working families.

The United States has made clear that Morocco's autonomy plan is serious, realistic, and credible.

Every family should have the opportunity to raise America's next generation of innovators, scholars, and leaders.

The leaders are committed to continuing close cooperation in the Global Counterterrorism Forum and to work to strengthen regional political, economic, and security ties across North Africa and the Sahel.

The U.S. government is committed to continue to work with Morocco to realize the promise of Morocco's 2011 constitution.

Americans are keeping those ideals alive today by working to promote food security, bolster health, and empower youth in sub-Saharan Africa.

These bilateral CBMs are intended to promote transparency and enhance strategic stability by reducing tensions caused by threats to and in the use of ICTs.

President Kennedy's legacy and reaffirmed the importance of serving others at home and abroad.

Let us renew our family bonds.

I commend His Majesty the King for graciously committing to donate $1 million per year over the next 5 years to the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative.