Barack Obama

Americans will be fortunate to have these distinguished men and women as their representatives abroad.

I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes at their homes and other suitable places.

Like many Americans, he's shocked by this shooting, calling it a reminder for vigilance against prejudice.

We cannot . . . must not . . . and will not let our auto industry simply vanish.

Construct[ing] a legitimate legal framework for the remaining Guantanamo detainees that cannot be transferred.

The threat of global nuclear war has gone down, but the risk of a nuclear attack has gone up.

General, as the commander in chief, I hereby order you to shave that man's head.

General, as your commander-in-chief, I hereby order you to shave that man's head.

I say if Stephen Colbert wants to play soldier, it's time to cut that man's hair.

We must go further, and one important step we can and must take is restoring the so-called pay-as-you-go rule, or PAYGO.

I am saddened to learn of the death of President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon.

Arturo A. Valenzuela, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs), vice Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., resigned.

That's the measure, how ordinary families are helping to rebuild America once more.

It's wonderful to be back in France, particularly on this day.

We must face these tensions squarely. And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and as plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together.

When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations.

Freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion.

We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum—'Out of many, one.'

I know there’s been a lot of publicity about this speech, but no single speech can eradicate years of mistrust.

I’ve come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect.

We meet at a time of great tension between the United States and Muslims around the world, tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate.

Never again means that the international community has an obligation, even when it's inconvenient, to act when genocide is occurring.

Germany is a close friend and a critical partner to the United States.

I will not forget what I've seen here today.

It is up to us to redeem that faith.