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President Obama's First U.N. General Assembly: Ambassador Rice Sets the Scene

 “… the main theme is that we face a pressing array of global challenges; we need the kind of cooperation and leadership from a wide range of countries to meet those challenges effectively.  …  Everybody has a responsibility.  The U.S. is leading anew, and we're looking to others to join.”

-Ambassador Susan E. Rice

President Barack Obama and Ambassador Susan E. Rice

"A New Course in the World, a New Approach at the UN"

 

Today, as we steer a new course at the United Nations, our guiding principles are clear: We value the UN as a vehicle for advancing U.S. policies and universal rights. We work for change from within rather than criticizing from the sidelines. We stand strong in defense of America’s interests and values, but we don’t dissent just to be contrary.

 

- Ambassador Susan Rice

 

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September 11: National Day of Service and Remembrance

 

"Today, for the first time, Americans across the country are marking 9/11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. There are many ways we can make that difference. But I’m particularly passionate about the cause we’re here to learn more about: a deadly disease that we can defeat together, and a struggle where each and every one of you have a chance to lead."

-Ambassador Susan E. Rice

UN Special Envoy President William J. Clinton at the Security Council

UN Special Envoy, President Bill Clinton, Addresses the Security Council on Haiti

 


“I am convinced that Haiti has a remarkable opportunity to escape the chains of its past…” 

 - UN Special Envoy to Haiti, former President Bill Clinton

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Vital Role of UN Mission in Haiti on Security Council Agenda

 

“I have seen first-hand how the UN delivers—in Haiti, where peacekeepers flushed out deadly gangs from the notorious Cité Soleil slum and now are training a reformed Haitian police force.”

- Ambassador Susan Rice

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The Issues

Sat, September 19

Weekly Address: Progress in the Global Economy
With the next G20 Summit approaching in Pittsburgh, the President goes over the progress in stemming a global economic crisis.

Fri, September 18

The Vice President and the Future of a United Iraq
The United States fully understands -- recognizes, and supports -- the notion that there's a sovereign Iraqi government. But we stand ready to use our good offices to support Iraqi national unity.

Fri, August 21

Ramadan Kareem
The President extends his best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world.
The Briefing Room
09/18/09  Remarks at the White House Daily Briefing, in the White House Briefing Room;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
09/17/09  Remarks on Somalia, the Middle East and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, at the Security Council Stakeout;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
09/15/09  Remarks on the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee at the Security Council Stakeout;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
09/14/09  Explanation of Position on Resolution A/63/L.103, System-Wide Coherence Agenda item 107 in the General Assembly;  Ambassador and Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
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