The 22nd Annual Camden Conference, Global Leadership and the U.S. Role in World Affairs, focused on the myriad of issues facing the new president at the time, Barack Obama. Numerous pundits were saying that Obama had the fullest in-box of any president in recent history.
The United States had been the world’s only super power since 1990 and arguably since the end of World War II. The U.S. was operating from a position of dominance, often adversely affecting its relations with countries and peoples. By 2009, the U.S. faced serious problems resulting from this extended reach, with financial and economic setbacks and its position being challenged by other nations. Just one month after Obama took office, world-class foreign policy experts assembled to help us understand the challenges facing the United States and the new administration.
2009 Camden Conference – Nicholas Burns
The 22nd Annual Camden Conference, Global Leadership and the U.S. Role in World Affairs, was held February 20-22, 2009.
The election of Barack Obama has been hailed as just what this country needs in the eyes of the world. But President Obama has perhaps the fullest and most daunting inbox of any president in recent history. Just one month after Obama took office, the 22nd Camden Conference brought together nine world-class speakers to help us understand the challenges facing the United States and our new President.
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