Barack Obama

Now Tunisia begins the hard work of forming an interim government, drafting a new Constitution, and charting a democratic course that meets the aspirations of all Tunisians.

The United States will continue our close cooperation with our international partners and the U.N. Support Mission in Libya.

We look forward to working with the TNC and an empowered transitional government.

I congratulate the people of Libya on today's historic declaration of liberation.

Today, less than a year after they inspired the world, the Tunisian people took an important step forward.

The nation that we need to build -- and the nation that we will build -- is our own.

I’m confident that they can build a future worthy of their history as a cradle of civilization.

This will be a strong and enduring partnership.

On behalf of the American people, I extend my deepest condolences to King Abdallah, the royal family, and the people of Saudi Arabia.

It's time to admit that no amount of American lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else's civil war.

After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over. Over the next two months, our troops in Iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home.

Our troops in Iraq will definitely be home for the holidays.

As promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year.

The long war in Iraq will come to an end by the end of this year.

And just as we're working to cultivate the next generation of thinkers, we're also working to fast track the next generation of doers.

We could not be prouder of all of you.

After nearly 9 years, America's war in Iraq will be over.

The agreements indicate the deep and enduring ties between the United States and both Colombia and Panama.

It's important to recognize that work, and to help make it easier for inventors and innovators like them to bring their work from the lab to the marketplace and create jobs.

Faced with the potential of mass atrocities and a call for help from the Libyan people, the United States and our friends and allies stopped Gadhafi's forces in their tracks.

Putting Americans back to work right now is most important.

I think they've got an enormous opportunity ahead of them.

We strongly support passage of the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act.

Norway strongly supports the President's vision of a world without nuclear weapons.

As Secretary of Commerce, John Bryson will be a key member of my economic team.