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Accomplishments while serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ten day tour of the Middle East: Talked with government leaders in Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan and Israel. <ref> http://obama.senate.gov/news/060113-obama_wraps_up/</ref>
Ten day tour of the Middle East: Talked with government leaders in Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan and Israel. <ref> http://obama.senate.gov/news/060113-obama_wraps_up/</ref>
== Accomplishments while serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ==
February 2008, approved Obama's proposal on a new strategy to reduce poverty throughout the world.
Worked with Sen. Lugar writing legislation aimed at improving conventional and nuclear non-proliferation efforts. Legislation was signed by Pres. Bush in January 2008.
June 2007 the Senate passed his resolution condemning violence by the Zimbabwe government.
In June 2007, the Senate passed legislation co-sponsored by Obama that financed a Special Court for Sierra Leone to prosecute former Liberian President Charles Taylor. <ref> http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/02/26/obamas_senate_foreign_relations_work/ </ref>
==Faith and Values==
==Faith and Values==