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Latest Promises
Barack Obama
Launch an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA)
Obama has dropped the acronym, but the goals remain the same
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December 21, 2009
Barack Obama
Work for the release of international dissidents
U.S. has helped many dissidents, though not all, go free
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December 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Create a rapid response fund for emerging democracies
Appropriations act created emerging democracies fund
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December 29, 2009
Barack Obama
Grant Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send money to Cuba
Historic agreement expands visiting rights and more
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December 18, 2014
Barack Obama
Phase out highly enriched uranium (HEU) from the civil sector
Myriad efforts aimed at phasing out highly enriched uranium
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December 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Convene a summit on preventing nuclear terrorism
Two summits on preventing nuclear terrorism held, one scheduled for 2014
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November 15, 2012
Barack Obama
Seek verifiable reductions in nuclear stockpiles
New START ratified by the Senate
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January 5, 2011
Barack Obama
Extend monitoring and verification provisions of the START I Treaty
Senate ratifies New START Treaty
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December 22, 2010
Barack Obama
Stand down nuclear forces to be reduced under the Moscow Treaty
Terms of new START treaty would supersede these limits
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March 31, 2010
Barack Obama
Organize successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010
Challenging conference went off successfully
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August 10, 2011
Barack Obama
Appoint a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security
White House nuclear security coordinator was installed in January
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December 10, 2009
Barack Obama
Expand federal bioforensics program for tracking biological weapons
Main facility is now operational
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November 3, 2011
Barack Obama
Better integrate efforts of federal agencies with the military through new Mobile Development Teams
Military-civilian teams have operated in far-flung corners of Afghanistan
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December 21, 2012
Barack Obama
Open “America Houses” in Islamic cities around the globe
Jakarta center is first of a new generation
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January 18, 2011
Barack Obama
Give a speech at a major Islamic forum in the first 100 days of his administration
Obama says in Turkey that U.S. not at war with Islam
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April 10, 2009
Barack Obama
End the use of torture
Wide agreement that Obama’s torture ban has held
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November 14, 2011
Barack Obama
Revise the Patriot Act to increase oversight on government surveillance
More oversight, but limits not ironclad
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October 12, 2016
Barack Obama
Allocate Homeland Security funding according to risk
Grants to be awarded based on risk
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December 21, 2009
Barack Obama
Create a real National Infrastructure Protection Plan
Protection plan was updated
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December 21, 2009
Barack Obama
Increase funding for local emergency planning
More money in budget for first responders
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January 5, 2010
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