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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama speaks during…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama speaks during a working dinner for Heads of Delegation at the Nuclear Security Summit in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., April 12, 2010. (P041210PS-0823)
Nuclear Security Summit Washington, DC 2010
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama speaks during a working dinner for Heads of Delegation at the Nuclear Security Summit in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., April 12, 2010. (P041210PS-0823)

Nuclear Security Summit Washington, DC 2010

Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
April 12, 2010 - April 13, 2010
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The first Nuclear Security Summit was held on April 12 and April 13, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Obama invited over fifty world leaders together to bring attention to the global threats posed by nuclear terrorism. Together, participating leaders committed to a common approach to strengthening nuclear security: to ensure effective security of all nuclear materials, to reduce the use of weapons-usable materials in civilian applications, and to work cooperatively as an international community to advance these goals.
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A video of President Obama’s opening remarks at the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama at Opening Plenary of Nuclear Security Summit"  
A video of President Obama’s remarks prior to the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama on Nuclear Summit"  
A video of President Obama answering questions from the media at the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "Nuclear Security Summit: Presidential Press Conference"  
Photos from the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit were posted on the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "March-April 2010"