Promise Posts – Page 59

Barack Obama

Create loan sanctions to stop private creditors from lending to repressive regimes

White House has yet to implement new type of loan sanction | January 16, 2013

Barack Obama

Seek to negotiate a political agreement on Cyprus

Settlement talks are continuing, but they’re struggling | February 10, 2012

Barack Obama

Improve relations with Turkey, and its relations with Iraqi Kurds

Diplomatic effort delivered | December 15, 2009

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Work to persuade the European Union to end credit guarantees to Iran

EU clamps down on Iran but Obama’s role is minor | December 12, 2012

Barack Obama

Require companies to disclose personal information data breaches

Data breach disclosure requirement has yet to materialize | November 26, 2012

Barack Obama

Mandate standards for securing personal data

Congress ignores Obama’s plan to standardize personal data protection | December 13, 2016

Barack Obama

Initiate a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime

Legislation for grants passed, funded | January 13, 2010

Barack Obama

Develop a comprehensive cyber security and response strategy

Obama makes progress on three-pronged cyber strategy | December 12, 2016

Barack Obama

Create a national cyber adviser to coordinate security of electronic infrastructure

Coordinator named, but does not report directly to the president | December 30, 2009

Barack Obama

Expand federal bioforensics program for tracking biological weapons

Main facility is now operational | November 3, 2011

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Appoint a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security

White House nuclear security coordinator was installed in January | December 10, 2009

Barack Obama

Organize successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010

Challenging conference went off successfully | August 10, 2011

Barack Obama

Secure ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)

Ratification remains elusive | August 29, 2011

Barack Obama

Stand down nuclear forces to be reduced under the Moscow Treaty

Terms of new START treaty would supersede these limits | March 31, 2010

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Extend monitoring and verification provisions of the START I Treaty

Senate ratifies New START Treaty | December 22, 2010

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Seek verifiable reductions in nuclear stockpiles

New START ratified by the Senate | January 5, 2011

Barack Obama

Strengthen International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and double its budget in the next 4 years

Obama’s support of nuclear security agency fell short of campaign promise | October 8, 2012

Barack Obama

Convene a summit on preventing nuclear terrorism

Two summits on preventing nuclear terrorism held, one scheduled for 2014 | November 15, 2012

Barack Obama

Strengthen Proliferation Security Initiative aimed at stopping spread of weapons of mass destruction

Rhetorical support for WMD-prevention program, but progress hard to document | November 15, 2012

Barack Obama

Phase out highly enriched uranium (HEU) from the civil sector

Myriad efforts aimed at phasing out highly enriched uranium | December 3, 2012

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Improve communications systems for first responders

$7 billion for broadband network on its way, but challenges persist | December 21, 2012

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Increase funding for local emergency planning

More money in budget for first responders | January 5, 2010

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Prioritize security investments in refineries, pipelines and power grids

First steps being taken in long effort to fortify critical infrastructure | January 3, 2013

Barack Obama

Improve port security through better radiation detection

Mutiple failures on multiple fronts | December 20, 2012

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