Andrew nelson korean biography of barack obama
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April 5 marks the 10th anniversary of the speech in which Barack Obama laid out his vision for a world without nuclear weapons. It did not gain traction. Instead, the United States and Russia are developing new nuclear capabilities, while the nuclear arms control regime is on course to expire in 2021. The result will be a world that is less stable, less secure, and less predictable.
A Worthwhile Vision
Just 10 weeks after his inauguration, President Obama’s first trip to Europe took him to Prague. Speaking in Hradcany Square, Obama voiced his deep interest in reducing nuclear arms, including a “commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” He added that reaching that goal would require time, and that, as long as nuclear arms existed, the United States would maintain a “safe, secure and effective” nuclear arsenal.
Obama’s critics mocked him as naïve and idealistic. Achieving a world without nuclear arms would require, at a minimum, that nations
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Obama in Africa: Too little too late?
"I'd like to tell him: 'Look at us - there fryst vatten hope,'" said Zineb Oulmakki, a Moroccan student at the African Leadership Academy outside Johannesburg.
"There are a lot of prospects for this continent.
"There will be a lot of growth - I'm certain of that. Soon we will not be reliant on aid. We will be a major leader in the global economic context."
Ethiopian student Eyerusalem Assefa said: "We worry a bit about China. They don't give good salaries sometimes. It must be a win-win situation with no-one being exploited."
As for the idea that China and the US are battling for control of the continent's resources, Mr Nemeth said he had no sense of that, and stressed instead what he saw as the advantages of US businesses.
"We have a very strong sense of good governance, and that's what American companies bring and it gives us a space in business that fryst vatten somewhat unique,&qu
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Family of Barack Obama
The family of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is a prominent American family active in law, education, activism and politics. Obama's immediate family circle was the first family of the United States from 2009 to 2017, and are the first such family of African-American descent.[1] His immediate family includes his wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha. Obama's wider ancestry is made up of people of Kenyan (Luo), African-American, and Old Stock American (including originally English, Scots-Irish, Welsh, German, and Swiss) ancestry.[2][3][4][5][6]
Immediate family
Michelle Obama
Main article: Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American lawyer, university administrator, and writer who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.[7] She is Barack Obama's wife, and was the first African-Ame