In his inaugural address, Obama said “to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity…”, despite its negotiating two ongoing wars and economic travails
U svom inauguralnom govoru, Obama je rekao “svim ljudima i vladama koji gledaju danas, od najvećih prestonica do malog sela u kom je rođen moj otac: Znajte da je Amerika prijatelj svakog naroda i svakog čovjeka, žene i deteta koji teže budućnosti mira i dostojanstvu …”, bez obzira na dva trenutna rata i ekonomske nedaće.