Vice President Joe Biden is in the midst of a tour of the Balkans as part of an initiative to demonstrate “intensified U.S. engagement” in the region. Yesterday he was in Bosnia-Herzegovina, today he is in Serbia and tomorrow he’ll be visiting Kosovo.
Speaking to Bosnia-Herzegovina’s parliament May 19, Biden told the legislators that the United States has been worried about the direction of the country. “For three years we have seen a sharp and dangerous rise in nationalist rhetoric designed to play on people’s fears to stir up anger and resentment,” he said.
“You must focus your talent and energy on issues of undisputed interest to all Bosnians — creating jobs, growing the economy, educating your children,” Biden said.
In Serbia, Biden met with the country’s president, Boris Tadic. “The region cannot fully succeed without Serbia playing the constructive and leading role,” Biden said. Biden’s visit was the highest level visit by a U.S. official to Serbia in more than 30 years.
Comments (11)
b. chandra
21 May 2009 at 07:15 EDT
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I want to hear what Obama himself has to say; not some random person I’ve never heard of, with all due respect. I can read ABOUT Obama on 1 million other websites; I don’t need another one. Thats why a blog to hear FROM him is interesting.
Michelle Austein Brooks
America.gov Staff
21 May 2009 at 07:54 EDT
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You may like the White House’s blog. It’s at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/
Chanmok
23 May 2009 at 03:39 EDT
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Presidedent Barack Hussein Obama
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Long live Barack Hussein Obama
A much better president of USA.
His ongoing efforts are obvious
To inform, educate and upgrade us.
A thunder voice on earth and rocks
To bring peace and to unite folks.
Protection of life and in other great affairs
His charisma, logics are focused matters.
His colorfull role in Capitol Hill
Can help us to live in great deal.
He is a voice to cure our disease
From life threatening HIV and Diabetes.
Shaking hands with people of all shore
World is loving him more and more.
A good man Barack Hussein Obama
The man who can stop Bush’s ‘hell drama’!
Long live Barack Hussein Obama
A much better president of USA.
His ongoing efforts are obvious
To inform, educate and upgrade us.
Bush era made war and hampered finance
Orchrastrated world’s worst occurance.
And left big zero in the U.S Treasury
Stabbed in the heart of world’s economy!
Considering offence to continue Bush’s deal
OBAMA is concentrating to cure and heal.
He is a true legend to save humanity
For upholding and honoring our identity!
Washing hands with lymp and soap.
His ‘bacteria free’ contacts give us hope.
Barack Hussein Obama, a voice there
His service proves that He does care!
Long live Barack Hussein Obama
A much better president of USA.
His ongoing efforts are obvious
To inform, educate and upgrade us!
Bush era made war and hampered finance
Orchrastrated world’s worst occurance.
He left big zero in the U.S Treasury
Stabbed in the heart of world’s economy.
President Barack Hussein OBAMA
Of United States of America.
He rose as a savior, ‘the man’ for all
After war monger hatefull Bush’s fall.
In Barak Obama’s Presidential inauguration
He respected non-believers in the nation.
A non-believer, in first time of US declarion
With a Moslem, a Hindu, a Jew and Christian.
Yes, 20th January, in two thousand nine
President Obama seemed impartial and fine.
His words and soliderity with non-believers
Stopped our heart beats and worst fears.
Thanks Obama! for your wisdom and kindness
To speak for us and for our acceptance.
You made the history in your great speech
I hope you never violate and never breach.
Vast population is very happy for you
Eager to see a free world like a brand new.
Continue to blossom, to shine and to rise
To stop hypocrisies and unnecessaries.
President Barack Hussein OBAMA
Of ‘United States of America’.
He rose as a savior, ‘the man’ for all
After war monger hatefull Bush’s fall.
thabiso tlhage
26 May 2009 at 10:49 EDT
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you are the president close to my heart therefore please just take a visit to our country Botswana.i like your policies and I would be happy if you can discuss your policies to our president..
wish you all the best in your presidency!!!
Chan Mongol
8 July 2009 at 07:04 EDT
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BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN’S SHORE
I like the reasonings of AL-GORE
I am a supporter of Michael Moore!
I love humaniterians like Jimmy Carter
Who speaks against ‘human rights’ hamper.
I am with Pablo Neruda’s lodge and views
To uphold ehical politics and spread that news!
I like ‘ROSIE’ who boldly speaks for us
In Howard Dean’s voice, in his great touch.
My poems are very simple literature
In avoiding code words to prevent cancer!
I tried to voice realistic and informative
I write current things as a representative.
Barack Obama and Joe BIDEN’S shore
With Rosie, Howard Dean, Carter, Al-Gore.
People who talk and make some senses
Aiming for ethical and cultural movements.
I may not like Democratic Party
They never gave Illegal aliens amnesty.
I may not like Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Because, they lied and did wrong action.
Life cannot be sold out with a good laugh
Or in Rap, Rock and Roll and in Hip-Hop!
It is not for suicidal, for a loser, for a terrorist
Life is for a voter and citizen, for an individualist.
Brother SAMIM Kohl and friends, you go forward
With BAKUNIN, KROPOTKIN who gave me award.
Poet Francis Duggan of far Australia
Thanks for giving support to build my Villa.
Barack Obama and Howard Dean’s shore
With Rosie, Biden, Carter, Al-Gore.
People who talk and make some senses
Aiming for ethical and cultural movements.
Chan Mongol
30 July 2009 at 12:36 EDT
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IF THEY FAIL PRESIDENT OBAMA, AMERICANS WILL SUFFER.
• No discrimination for pre-existing conditions
• No exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays
• No cost-sharing for preventive care
• No dropping of coverage if you become seriously ill
• No gender discrimination
• No annual or lifetime caps on coverage
• Extended coverage for young adults
• Guaranteed insurance renewal so long as premiums are paid
The above are the slogans and personal guarantee of Honorable President Barack OBAMA for the health care of American people. Until today, no president could come up with such a fantastic and favorable commitment for Citizens. I wonder why such an attempt of our beloved president is causing anguish and anger of those handful and nasty politicians. Question is, do they have problems with American constitution? Are the trying to make their way around with dirty cards of race and color?
I know for sure that Mr. President is serious on afore said words His words are for people. He is dedicated for the people. He wants to free the people to enjoy peace and freedom. President’s attempt is to abolish leftover slavery system! Is that a crime? Why on earth, the voters, the real Americans, the poor, the people with disease will disagree with His words! It does not make a sense to us! It is becoming a dangerous politics of some shrewd politicians to misinterpret the sayings of the legendary President OBAMA.
Even in streets of Montreal in Canada, those anti-democratic people are trying their best to oppose president’s policy. They are exaggerating too much. They do not have guts to sale their lies in American soil. Therefore, they dared to choose remote areas to do their job. However, in most places public are ignoring them and even telling them to take a hike. I wonder how dare they are selling American issues in the streets of Cote Virtu, Montreal/Canada. Someone should investigate and catch them to find people who are financing such an evil project to speak and advertise anti people and anti American policy. Such activities should be unlawful to mislead people!
Thanks to President Obama that my brother got medical help and a lot of other facilities. My brother needed to live and survive as a Diabetic Patient. No such help was given in former regimes. Obama is for the people and his policy is for people who are on American soil. When the bosses of many departments do not agree on what President OBAMA is advocating for, I say hell with them. We want to live and President Obama is bringing the best policy for us, which obviously darkens the faces of evil people. Dear Mr. President, we love you to death. We want you do what you have to do to reform and regain human value. Thank you, Mr. President!
Sincerely,
Chanmok (pen name of Chan Mongol) Author of Global warming and human pollution
Chan Mongol
30 July 2009 at 13:46 EDT
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WE ARE WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA
President Obama is trying harder and harder to bring back United States to breathe, to life. It is our moral obligation to enhance his work. There are agents of devils who are spreading bad rumors to hurt this beloved President. Hurting him in nasty criticism will be hurting us. Bush regime and or previous regimes did not leave anything in the US Treasure but our gifted President Obama is building everything from big zero. I vow my heart felt appreciation for the dedication and restless efforts of this great President in the history.
Chan Mongol
4 August 2009 at 00:52 EDT
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President Obama cares
You are our President and you are the man
Over and over, you proved that you can!
From the fall, from the terrible fear
You rose from Bush’s bombs and anger!
What a wonder and what a surprise
As a clean and newborn, you had to rise!
Obama! You sense to give opportunity
To the poor, the medical and humanity!
Pen in hands, your brains and eyes
Your motto is to guide, visualize, utilize!
You, the Icon of all time history, great image
To control Congress-Senate and all damage!
Your humanity for any color who are dying
For those orphans, widows who are crying!
Victims in 911, in war crimes, in genocide
Obama rose against narrow, patriotic pride!
People with titles in past administration
Lied, misled, distorted with mean action!
Their wrong diplomacy was unfit and low
Hypocrisy, non-democracy, they had to do!
We see some leaders with bad politics and tricks
Obama! we know that those few are only freaks!
You bring good issues direct to the voters
It brings shame for those lazy officers, looters!
We like you a lot, dear Mr. President
You do care what you produce and present!
World need you from destruction and war
You do the best to save us in your power!
You are our President and you are the man
Over and over, you proved that you can!
From the fall, from the terrible fear
You rose from Bush’s bombs and anger!
Chan Mongol
Location: Canada
5 August 2009 at 03:37 EDT
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IT IS NOT CANADA BUT OBAMA AND USA GOT THE BEST MEDICAL PLAN TO OFFER TO PEOPLE.
Quebec in Canada, got 16th century life and rules
Here, I met non-democratic, anti-public bulls!
You are sick and move in here, you will have hell
First six months they will not give you medical!
They do not care if you live or die in disease
Does not matter how hard you beg on your knees!
The whole world is updating, rising and changing
Here, bloody Quebec is not adjusting, progressing!
Francophone folks sailed here and took Indian land
Others must bend over and dance with their band!
Logics, ethics, good laws and etc. they do not care
In arrogance, ignorance, they remain just unfair!
They do not give health cards to Canadian citizens
Their violation of rights can always give you tense!
They do not care if you got a history of diabetes
They do not care if your health is a big mess!
You can not have a civil life if do not know French
Remember, your good life will be a hell at a glance!
Discrimination with autocracy, doctrines and rules
I am sorry for them, as they are just bunch of fools!
They need huge reformation with better attitude
With Anglophone Canadians, they must not be rude!
In today秲 globalization and in internet civilization
The have to end laws of their civil rights violation!
Their next door is New York, all speak English
How dare Quebec still exists as a racist province!
Too much they do with their language and action
All are harassments by lowering Canada秲 constitution!
Law should be, by the people and for the people
But look at Quebec of Canada, how they topple!
Canada should have control over Quebec rules
They got here something very dangerous tools!
Quebec in Canada got 16th century life and rules
Here, I met non-democratic, anti-public bulls!
You are sick and move in here, you will have hell
First six months they will not give you medical!
Chan Mongol
16 August 2009 at 13:19 EDT
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President Obama is fighting against yellow journalism.
Who wants Canadian Health system? They are the worst in the world. They don’t care. They are just beauarctratic Canadian Officials who are truly non-democratic! But President Obama cares and he is not advocating Canadian Health system! He again ensured us in town hall meetings in his loud and clear voice. He wants to help the people. He is peoples friend! It is not so difficult to understand such a great and brilliant leader! People must not believe in yellow journalism of liars.
I am so glad that President OBAMA realized the dirty problems behind his hard toil to give american a real health system. Some media people always make ‘a day to night’ and ‘a night to a day’. Those narrow media people just practice yellow journalism! They don’t like the truth and they can’t handle the truth. So, they go in wrong ways to explore! They are in hallucination and want to create news for their survival at the cost of peoples sufferings, miseries of political, economical and health hazards.
I am with the loud and clear voice of the president. We all should stand up and fight against the wrong propaganda of nasty media people. They make news from fabrication of scary tales to scare the people only to dominate them. They are hungry journalists and want to bite on peoples coins! That’s all! Such must be unlawful!
Like always, my thumb is up for the dear President and for his good works.
Chan Mongol
16 August 2009 at 13:21 EDT
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Obama joined the People and he is always with the People.
Obama joined the people, he came to the streets of America. He came to little town halls of America to face the nation. He does not ignore town halls like many of those senators and men in the congress do. Once those representatives win in the election, they start enjoying expensive life style and forget the VOTERS.
No elected President faced the nation and the people like Obama is doing. He ended the system of Bush and Clinton who used to lead a high profile life as Presidents! Why? Because Obama cares! Because we voted this human child to be our leader and to bring a change! People, he is doing that and keeping his promise to serve us. Lets use our eyes and ears and ignore those bunch of filthy rich, dirty, racist and jealous handful people! They are nobody to us but President OBAMA is somebody to us!
Obama could live like bush and others to play with narrow, nasty, nationalism and with dirty patriotism in declaring expensive wars in Tax Payers money. But it is not his motto, it is not his style, it is not him! He is our man! He struggled in his whole life to reach to the place where he is today! We must have respect for his lifelong struggle to live! We must not lose our characters anymore with wrong policies and in the propaganda of so called ‘patriots’!