We Can't Just Drill Our Way Out

Nothing Will Deter Us From Building The Future We Want For Our Children. What Greater Rejection Of Those Who Would Tear Down Our World Than Marshaling Our Best Efforts To Save It.

This Is A Time Of Great Change In The World But America's Always Been A Pillar Of Strength And A Beacon Of Hope To Peoples Around The Globe And That's What It Must Continue To Be.

I'm Personally Very Grateful To My Many Friends In The Greek-american Community, Sons And Daughters Of Greece Who Have Found Success In Every Walk Of American Life.

Over The Past Eight Years, The United States Has Worked Hard To Deepen Partnerships Across The Region And Across South-east Asia In Particular. We're Now A Part Of The East Asia Summit And We Have A Strategic Partnership With Asean. At The Us-asean Leaders Summit I Hosted Earlier This Year In Sunnylands, California, We Agreed To A Set Of Principles That Will Shape The Future Peace And Prosperity Of The Region, From Promoting Innovation And Furthering Economic Integration To Addressing Transnational Challenges Like Global Health Security And Climate Change.

I Would Say That I Have Been Consistent In My Broad View Of How American Power Should Be Deployed, And The View That We Underestimate Our Power When We Restrict It To Just Our Military Power. We Shortchange Our Influence And Our Ability To Shape Events When That's The Only Tool We Think We Have In The Toolbox.