Among the reasons it gave, the Nobel Committee lauded Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples". I urge them to expose the hypocrisy of the 2009 Nobel Prize laureate. Lundestad said that Obama had been surprised by the award, and considered not going to Oslo to accept it.The response from U.S. allies was generally positive;Several Nobel Laureates have commented: Bangladeshi economist In Asia and the Middle East: Afghanistan, President In Africa, the news of the Obama Nobel Peace Prize was positively received. Photo: Pete Souza, Obama-Biden Transition Project, licensed by Attribution Share Alike 3.0 The winner is selected by the Nobel Committee from nominations submitted by committee members and others. The United States, he said, is "a country that's responsible for ending a war and working in another theater to confront a ruthless adversary that directly threatens the American people and our allies. In a 36-minute speech, he discussed the tensions between war and peace and the idea of a "Jagland said "We have not given the prize for what may happen in the future. President Barack Obama’s first act as a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2009 — nine months after he took the oath of office — was to try to wriggle out of accepting it. Prize motivation: "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." The prize was thought to be preemptive and encouraging for a … Nominations for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize closed just 11 days after Obama took office. But even the White House was lukewarm about the news.
We are awarding Obama for what he has done in the past year.
Subsequent to the award many Americans now consider that Obama did not deserve it in the light of following events.In 2015, Geir Lundestad, the non-voting Director of the Nobel Institute and secretary for the Nobel Committee at the time of the award, published a memoir, "Secretary of Peace". The world was largely surprised when President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. Breaking the tradition of the secretive Nobel Commission, former secretary Geir Lundestad admitted that Barack Obama was awarded a Nobel Peace … The Nobel Committee's decision drew mixed reactions from US commentators and editorial writers across the political spectrum, as well as from the rest of the world. "And that is why I will accept this award as a call to action — a call for all nations to confront the common challenges of the 21st century." And we are hoping this may contribute a little bit for what he is trying to do," noting that he hoped the award would assist Obama's foreign policy efforts. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
An embodiment of hope and equality, Obama represented much of what the Nobel Prize aimed to engender in others. "The award, he said, "must be shared with everyone who strives for justice and dignity — for the young woman who marches silently in the streets on behalf of her right to be heard even in the face of beatings and bullets; for the leader imprisoned in her own home because she refuses to abandon her commitment to democracy [referring to Obama announced early that he would donate the full 10 million Obama's winning of the peace prize was largely unanticipated and called a "stunning surprise" by There was widespread criticism of the Nobel Committee's decision from commentators and editorial writers across the political spectrum.
Residence at the time of the award: Emphasis was also given to his support - in word and deed - for the vision of a world free from nuclear weapons.Even before the election, Obama had advocated dialogue and cooperation across national, ethnic, religious and political dividing lines. In accordance with a promise he made during his election campaign, he set in motion a plan for the withdrawal of U.S. occupying forces from Iraq.During his first year in power, President Obama showed himself to be a strong spokesman for human rights and democracy, and as a constructive supporter of the work being done to put effective measures in place to combat the climate crisis. Barack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States, had been in power for less than eight months when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Tasked with a mission to manage Alfred Nobel's fortune and has ultimate responsibility for fulfilling the intentions of Nobel's will.For more than a century, these academic institutions have worked independently to select Nobel Laureates in each prize category.Several outreach organisations and activities have been developed to inspire generations and disseminate knowledge about the Nobel Prize. Many of Obama's supporters believed it was a mistake."
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There were 205 nominations for the 2009 award, which included Chinese and Afghan civil rights activists and African politicians. U.S. President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway on Thursday after having spent less than a year on the job. As President, he called for a new start to relations between the Muslim world and the West based on common interests and mutual understanding and respect. Among the reasons it gave, the Nobel Committee lauded Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".
USA Role: 44th President of the United States of America Kenyan President I urge the American people to bring the killers to justice. "Throughout history, the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes," Obama said. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama’s vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons. Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba, Afghanistan's Sima Samar, Chinese dissident Hu Jia and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai had been speculated to be favorites for the award. One of its most-high profile controversies was when Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. To some, he may be that. It seemed to some a self-evident choice. This is in line with his appeal: "Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges".