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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential, President Barack Obama addresses the United Na…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential, President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2009. (P092309SA-0235)
United Nations General Assembly Visit 2009
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential, President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2009. (P092309SA-0235)

United Nations General Assembly Visit 2009

Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
September 21, 2009 - September 24, 2009
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The sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly ran from September 14, 2009 to September 15, 2010 and was presided over by Ali Treki of Libya. The theme of the sixty-fourth session was "Effective responses to global crises: strengthening multilateralism and dialogue among civilizations for international peace, security and development.”

President Barack Obama attended the assembly from September 21 to September 24, 2009. President Obama presented a speech to the General Assembly on September 23, 2009 in which he discussed international security, the global economic crisis, and climate change. President Obama also took part in various meetings and councils.
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The text of President Obama’s remarks at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2009 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by the President to the United Nations General Assembly"
A video of President Barack Obama addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2009 was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Addresses the UN General Assembly"  
Photos from President Obama’s visit to the 2009 United Nations General Assembly were posted on the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "September 2009"