International Updates

The Obama Foundation Opens Applications for its Global Leaders Program

October 4, 2022 10:00 AM

The Obama Foundation Leaders Program is the signature leadership program of the Obama Foundation, supporting emerging leaders in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe CHICAGO… More

President Obama to Close the 2022 Copenhagen Democracy Summit on “Democratic Organizing in the Digital Age”

June 9, 2022 6:00 AM

President Obama will deliver remarks and join Obama Foundation Leaders from across Europe to discuss challenges to democracy and the promise of the… More

How You Can Help the People of Ukraine

March 3, 2022 4:15 PM

The impact of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has been devastating. And while the situation continues to escalate, so does the need for help—from… More

President Obama meets with emerging leaders during COP26 in Glasgow

November 18, 2021 11:30 AM

During his appearance at COP26 in Glasgow on November 8-9, 2021, President Obama had a call to action for young people… More

The Obama Foundation Rolls Out New All-Virtual Leadership Program Across Three Global Regions

November 9, 2021 11:15 AM

Obama Foundation Leaders in Africa, Asia Pacific, and Europe will participate in a newly formatted, all-virtual leadership program with a scaled cohort size of 35… More

The Obama Foundation Welcomes 2021-2022 Class of Scholars at Columbia University and University of Chicago

September 7, 2021 10:00 AM

CHICAGO — The Obama Foundation is proud to announce its fourth cohort of Obama Scholars, two groups of 12 emerging leaders… More

University of Chicago Partners with the Obama Foundation to Launch Obama Foundation Scholars Program

June 16, 2021 1:00 PM

CHICAGO — The University of Chicago and the Obama Foundation on June 16 announced plans for a newly designed University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars… More

Seeing the Signs: How Obama Leader Bhavagaya Bakshi is transforming cancer detection

February 4, 2021 11:55 AM

On World Cancer Day, get to know one of our Obama Leaders who is working tirelessly to save lives by detecting cancer in its earliest… More

A Ripple of Hope: Asia Pacific Leaders Skye Riggs and Tim Middlemiss create new organization

February 1, 2021 6:41 PM

In December 2019, 200 leaders from 33 nations and territories across the region traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to begin their journey in the first-ever… More

Obama Foundation Opens Applications for a New Class of Scholars in New York

December 18, 2020 9:00 AM

Today, the Obama Foundation launched applications for its next class of Scholars at Columbia University for the 2021-22 academic year. For… More

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