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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Obama boards Air Force One f…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Obama boards Air Force One for the flight home to Washington as a security blimp hovers overhead on April 19, 2009. (P041909PS-0381)
Summit of the Americas Port of Spain 2009
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Obama boards Air Force One for the flight home to Washington as a security blimp hovers overhead on April 19, 2009. (P041909PS-0381)

Summit of the Americas Port of Spain 2009

Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
April 17, 2009 - April 19, 2009
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The Summit of the Americas was started in 1994 as a gathering of heads of state and government leaders in North and South America to discuss policy issues and collaborate on shared actions to address challenges faced in the Americas.

The 5th Summit of the Americas was held at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 17 through April 19, 2009. The theme of the summit was "Securing Our Citizens' Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability."
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Additional information about the Summit of the Americas in April 2009 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "The United States and the 2009 Summit of the Americas: Securing Our Citizens' Future"
The text of President Obama’s remarks at the opening ceremony for the Summit of the Americas in April 2009 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by the President at the Summit of the Americas Opening Ceremony"
A video of President Barack Obama speaking at the Summit of the Americas opening ceremony on April 17, 2009 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "The President at the Summit of the Americas"  
Photos from the Summit of the Americas in April 2009 can be viewed on the archived Obama White House website: "Summit of the Americas: Behind the Scenes"
A video of President Barack Obama addressing the press after the Summit of the Americas in April 2009 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "Press Conference After the Summit of the Americas"