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President Obama arrived in Cuba for a three-day visit on March 20, 2016. [87] Obama headed a delegation of between 800 and 1,200, including businesspeople and congressional leaders who had helped in establishing the 2014 normalization deal. [88] Obama was the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. [88]
The term Obama Doctrine is frequently used to describe the principles of US foreign policy under the Obama administration (2009–2017). He relied chiefly on his two highly experienced Secretaries of State—Hillary Clinton (2009–2013) and John Kerry (2013–2017)—and Vice President Joe Biden.
Brian Mosteller (born December 6, 1975) is an American diplomat and operations executive, best known for being the Director of Oval Office Operations in the Obama administration, from 2009 to 2017. Early career
Daniel Benjamin "Dan" Shapiro [1] (born August 1, 1969) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 29, 2011, and confirmed by the Senate on May 29. [2] [3] He was sworn in as ambassador by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on July 8, 2011. [4]
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
On June 5, 2013, U.S. president Barack Obama announced her nomination as the new United States Ambassador to the United Nations. [45] Power with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on June 5, 2013. Power's nomination was backed by Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, [46] [47] and former independent senator Joseph Lieberman ...
Acting Chief of Protocol of the United States; In office August 1, 2013 – May 13, 2014: President: Barack Obama: Preceded by: Capricia Marshall: Succeeded by: Peter A. Selfridge: Deputy U.S. Chief of Protocol; In office July 1, 2011 – January 20, 2017: President: Barack Obama
Brett Holden McGurk (born April 20, 1973) is an American diplomat, attorney, and academic who served in senior national security positions under presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. He served as deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.