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UPDATED: 30 Jun 2009 GMT
  • Gallery Independence Day Celebration 2009

    On June 25, 2009 the U.S. Embassy hosted its annual National Day Celebration in honor of the 233rd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Over two hundred members of the diplomatic corps, Icelandic government, journalists, businessmen, and friends attended the celebration.

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  • President Obama President Obama's Cairo Speech

    June 4, 2009: President Barack Obama spoke at Cairo University in Cairo, Thursday, June 4, 2009. In his speech, President Obama called for a 'new beginning between the United States and Muslims', declaring that 'this cycle of suspicion and discord must end'.

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  • President Obama President Obama Addresses Congress

    President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time. In his speech he outlined his administration's plan to tackle the economic and fiscal crisis.

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