U.S. President Barack Obama delivering his June 4, 2009 speech on a new beginning in Cairo, Egypt. Full Size

Remarks by President Obama on a New Beginning
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
June 4, 2009

Thank you very much.  Good afternoon.  I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions.  For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning; and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement.  And together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress.  I'm grateful for your hospitality, and the hospitality of the people of Egypt.  And I'm also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country:  Assalaamu alaykum. (Applause.)  [read more].

(Fltr) Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Norbert Foster, PEPFAR Coordinator, Dennis Weeks, Rhingo Mutambo from the Ministry of Information, and U.S. Embassy Spokesperson, Ray Castillo, at a June 2 upcoming International HIV/AIDS Implementers' Conference press conference.  Full Size

President Pohamba to Open 2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting in Windhoek

Windhoek, Namibia – On June 10, 2009, H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia, will welcome more than 1,500 HIV/AIDS implementers from around the globe at the opening of the 2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting in Windhoek, Namibia.

The five-day meeting will be hosted by the Government of Namibia, and co-sponsored by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); UNICEF; the World Bank; the World Health Organization; and the Global Network of People Living with HIV.  Namibia was selected to host the 2009 conference in recognition of the country’s bold leadership in fighting HIV/AIDS.    [read more].