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2023 Democracy Forum Highlights
At this year's Democracy Forum, President Obama joined activists, thought leaders, and changemakers.
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- Barack Obama
Learn how you can help foster global democracy and civic engagement.
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- Education
Hear directly from Adrijana Hanušić Bećirović as she talks about human rights and what the Obama Leadership program has meant to her.
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- The Obama Administration
Meet two Obama Alumni working to carry progress forward.
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- Global Reach
This week in Berlin, Germany, President Obama sat down with 18 alumni of our leadership programs from across Europe for a roundtable conversation about the importance of nurturing democracy.
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- Programs
As we reflect on this year, we couldn’t be more proud of the work of our global network of leaders who are tackling some of the most vital issues of our time and working together to strengthen their communities and our institutions.
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- Watch
Watch highlights from the first-ever Democracy Forum held in New York City.
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Hear President Obama share his vision for the internet in this keynote address at Stanford University.
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Ten years after the raid against Osama bin Laden, watch a special conversation between President Obama and Admiral William McRaven, the commander of the special operations forces who executed the historic operation.
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- Barack Obama
Learn how we're celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth and hear from Leaders: Africa participant Lesley Williams on the legacy and work Madiba has left for all of us to carry forward.
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Learn how the National Archives and Records Administration is making the archives accessible.
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