Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: It is a great honor for me to be here today. I would like to talk to you...

No American did more to pursue this objective than President Franklin Roosevelt. He knew that a victory in war was not enough. As he said at one of...

One delegate to the San Francisco Conference that led to the creation of the United Nations put it well: “Many people,” she said, “have talked...

I took office at a time of two wars for the United States. Moreover, the violent extremists who drew us into war in the first place -- Osama bin Laden,...

As we end the war in Iraq, the United States and our coalition partners have begun a transition in Afghanistan. Between now and 2014, an increasingly...

Moreover, we are poised to end these wars from a position of strength. Ten years ago, there was an open wound and twisted steel, a broken heart in the...

And in that effort, we have reason to hope. This year has been a time of extraordinary transformation. More nations have stepped forward to maintain...

One year ago, the people of Côte D’Ivoire approached a landmark election. And when the incumbent lost, and refused to respect the results, the world...

One year ago, Egypt had known one President for nearly 30 years. But for 18 days, the eyes of the world were glued to Tahrir Square, where Egyptians...

In the months that followed, the will of the coalition proved unbreakable, and the will of the Libyan people could not be denied. Forty-two years of...

So this has been a remarkable year. The Qaddafi regime is over. Gbagbo, Ben Ali, Mubarak are no longer in power. Osama bin Laden is gone, and the idea...

In Iran, we've seen a government that refuses to recognize the rights of its own people. As we meet here today, men and women and children are being...

Throughout the region, we will have to respond to the calls for change. In Yemen, men, women and children gather by the thousands in towns and city...

We believe that each nation must chart its own course to fulfill the aspirations of its people, and America does not expect to agree with every party...

Now, I know, particularly this week, that for many in this hall, there's one issue that stands as a test for these principles and a test for American...

Now, I know that many are frustrated by the lack of progress. I assure you, so am I. But the question isn’t the goal that we seek -- the question...

We seek a future where Palestinians live in a sovereign state of their own, with no limit to what they can achieve. There’s no question that the Palestinians...

Let us be honest with ourselves. Israel is surrounded by neighbors that have waged repeated wars against it. Israel’s citizens have been killed by...

That is the truth -- each side has legitimate aspirations -- and that’s part of what makes peace so hard. And the deadlock will only be broken when...

Now, even as we confront these challenges of conflict and revolution, we must also recognize -- we must also remind ourselves -- that peace is not just...

And so we have begun to move in the right direction. And the United States is committed to meeting our obligations. But even as we meet our obligations,...

To bring prosperity to our people, we must promote the growth that creates opportunity. In this effort, let us not forget that we’ve made enormous...

We stand with our European allies as they reshape their institutions and address their own fiscal challenges. For other countries, leaders face a different...

To stop disease that spreads across borders, we must strengthen our system of public health. We will continue the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis...

To preserve our planet, we must not put off action that climate change demands. We have to tap the power of science to save those resources that are...

And no country can realize its potential if half its population cannot reach theirs. This week, the United States signed a new Declaration on Women’s...

It is the nature of our imperfect world that we are forced to learn these lessons over and over again. Conflict and repression will endure so long as...

Peace is hard, but we know that it is possible. So, together, let us be resolved to see that it is defined by our hopes and not by our fears. Together,...