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DCPD-201600612 - Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City

Summary

Category: Budget and Presidential Materials

Collection: Compilation of Presidential Documents

Publisher: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration

Event Date: September 20, 2016

President: Barack H. Obama

Document Categories: Addresses and Remarks : United Nations in New York City

Subjects: Africa : Energy infrastructure, improvement efforts
Arms and munitions : Nuclear weapons and material :: Nonproliferation efforts
Arms and munitions : Nuclear weapons and material :: U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, reduction
Asia : South China Sea, maritime territorial disputes
Burma : State Counselor
Civil rights : Freedom of press
Civil rights : Freedom of religion
Civil rights : Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, equality
Civil rights : Minorities :: Minority rights and ethnic tolerance
Civil rights : Racial equality
Civil rights : Women's rights and gender equality
Colombia : Peace agreement
Commerce, international : Free and fair trade
Commerce, international : Global financial markets :: Stabilization efforts
Commerce, international : Labor protection standards
Cuba : Relations with U.S.
Developing countries : International assistance
Developing countries : Poverty
Diseases : Zika epidemic, domestic response and containment efforts
Economy, national : Income inequality
Employment and unemployment : Job creation and growth
Energy : Developing countries, energy sources
Environment : Climate change
Environment : Paris Agreement
Foreign policy, U.S. : Democratization
Foreign Policy, U.S. : Open government and transparency, promotion efforts
Iran : Nuclear program, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Middle East : Arab-Israeli conflict, peace process
Middle East : Political unrest and violence
Monetary Fund, International
New York : President's visits
North Korea : Nuclear weapons development
Open Government Partnership
Refugees and global migrants : Humanitarian situation
Syria : Civil war and sectarian conflict
Terrorism : Counterterrorism efforts
Terrorism : Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Ukraine : Political unrest and violence
Ukraine : Russia, role
United Nations : General Assembly
United Nations : Peacekeeping operations
United Nations : Secretary-General
World Bank

Names: Aung San Suu Kyi; Ban Ki-moon; Obama, Malia; Obama, Natasha "Sasha"; Thomson, Peter

Locations: New York City

Notes: The President spoke at 10:29 a.m. at United Nations Headquarters. In his remarks, he referred to Peter Thomson, President, 71st Session of the U.N. General Assembly; and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma. He also referred to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization.