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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama delivers remark…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama delivers remarks during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2013.
United Nations General Assembly Visit 2013
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama delivers remarks during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2013.

United Nations General Assembly Visit 2013

Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
September 23, 2013 - September 24, 2013
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The sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly ran from September 17, 2013 to September 16, 2014 and was presided over by John William Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda. The theme of the sixty-eighth session was "The Post 2015 Development Agenda: Setting the Stage.”

President Barack Obama attended the assembly from September 23 to September 24, 2013. President Obama presented a speech to the General Assembly on September 24, 2013 in which he spoke about the ongoing civil war in Syria, addressed the Israel-Palestine conflict, and urged diplomatic outreach to Iran. President Obama also took part in various meetings and councils.
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A video of President Barack Obama addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2013 was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Addresses the United Nations General Assembly"  
The text of President Obama’s remarks at the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2013 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly"