Presented the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Presented the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
President Obama is the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2009 "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
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In reacting to the news the morning of October 9, 2009, that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize, the President struck a note of humility and recognized that the award was a nod towards building a world in the future that gives life to the promise of our founding documents.
In reacting to the news the morning of October 9, 2009, that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize, the President struck a note of humility and recognized that the award was a nod towards building a world in the future that gives life to the promise of our founding documents.
President Barack Obama looks at the Nobel Peace Prize medal for the first time at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009. (P121009PS-0202)
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland presents President Barack Obama with the Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Raadhuset Main Hall at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009. (P121009SA-0382)
Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland presents President Barack Obama with the Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Raadhuset Main Hall at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009. (P121009SA-0382)
Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Raadhuset Main Hall at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009. (P121009PS-0678)
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza