Level Five: Global Impact

"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality." Malala Yousafzai

President Obama delivers remarks at the Safaricom Indoor Arena in Nairobi, Kenya, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama holds a conversation with members of civil society at the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and President Uhuru Kenyatta participate in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at the United Nations compound in Nairobi, Kenya, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and his family attend a baseball game in Cuba, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

“We can strengthen the partnership between our governments. I want to speak of the values that we share, the hopes that we have in common, and the difference that we can make together.” President Barack Obama addresses the people of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet children during the arrival ceremony at Comalapa International Airport in San Salvador, El Salvador, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets people with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, L'Aquila, Italy, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama visits Costa Rica, 2013. Presidency of the Republic, Republic of Costa Rica.

An Indian spectator holds a placard that reads ‘We Love Obama’ as the motorcade of President Barack Obama departs Rajpath following the conclusion of the country's Republic Day Parade, New Delhi, India, 2015. Tengku Bahar/AFP via Getty Images.

​​President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit the main prayer hall during a tour of the Istiqlal Mosque with Grand Imam Ali Mustafa Yaqub in Jakarta, Indonesia, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama visits the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in England, 2014. Agence France-Presse.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia are greeted by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota, right, upon their arrival at the Palacio do Alvorada, Brazil, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom and Mrs. Samantha Cameron for a State dinner at the White House, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a podium during a visit to the Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama visits the Great Buddha of Kamakura with Michiko Sato, director, and Dr. Takao Sato, Chief Monk, at the Kotoku-In Temple in Kamakura, Japan, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama participates in a cultural event at the Al-Bireh Youth Resource Development Center,Ramallah, Palestine, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama joined over 100 leaders from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe in Athens, Greece, 2023. The Obama Foundation. 

IdeasFest team collaboration sessions during the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

Obama Foundation Leaders from across Europe participate in a day-long interactive workshop at Tivoli Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2022. The Obama Foundation. 

First Lady Michelle Obama visits the Baylor Center in Gaborne, Botswana, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets students at St. Xavier College in Mumbai, India, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama dances with students at the Siete de Enero school in Mexico City, Mexico, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a student during a tour of the WISE Summit Learning Labs during the 2015 World Innovation Summit for Education at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Let Girls Learn event held at the Peace Corps Training Center in Kakata, Liberia, 2016.  National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama visits the Kiyomizu-dera Temple and the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, 2015.  National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama meet with students at Holy Name High School in India to celebrate Diwali, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama has dinner with his family on the roof of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Moscow, Russia, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets participants following a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) town hall at Taylor University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets children during her visit to a school, Escuela Siete de Enero, in Mexico City, Mexico, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel during a news conference in Hanover, Germany, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan toss flower petals into the wishing well at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, HI, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Obama and David Cameron visit Enniskillen Primary School in Enniskillen, England, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets people following his remarks during an Irish celebration visit at College Green in Dublin, Ireland, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and senior monk Eigen Onishi have tea with Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and her son, Jack Schlossberg, at the Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

“NAISSANCE” Music by BENJAMIN JOSEPH STAFFORD BEINY; Published by MPATH FIVE INTO (SESAC); Courtesy of APM MUSIC.