President Obama goes snorkeling in Hawaii before relinquishing office

President Barack Obama is usually seen in a suit and tie while giving speeches and meeting fellow world leaders. However, before relinquishing office, he was seen in a totally different environment - he was snorkeling among the wildlife in the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Midway Atoll.
This atoll is halfway between the United States and China and not far from Hawaii - the place where the president grew up.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 11 January 2017.

President Obama had visited the island in September to inspect the clear waters after declaring the expansion of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to include Midway. And, while there, he felt an urge to snorkel close to the wildlife and coral.
He confided to a magazine that growing up in Hawaii he 'knows what it’s like to jump into the ocean and understanding what it means when you see a sea turtle in the face of a wave.'
He appeared to be a strong, athletic swimmer and was relaxed as he relished both the exercise and beauty of the ocean. The environment and conservation is one part of what he believes as his legacy and he has tried to lower carbon emissions and has also extended national parks.


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US President Barack Obama will be addressing the UN General Assembly for the eighth and last time on Tuesday and, in the course of his speech, he is expected to review some of the trends that have been shaping the international order for many years. This has been disclosed by one of his close aides.
President Obama will leave Washington DC for New York on Sunday morning to attend the annual General Assembly Session as the US President.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 17 September 2016.

Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes has informed the media during a conference call that President Obama would possibly offer his thoughts in this final forum to address the entire world about the types of approaches that they need to take as a national community to deal with a myriad of challenges.
He is also likely to talk about "how we can ensure that we're continuing to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth; how we are promoting the type of inclusive governance that both respects the rights of individuals around the world, but also facilitate to the many challenges that we face -- governance obviously being a critical component of what is needed to deal with issues in the Middle East and North Africa -- and then discuss the type of international cooperation we're seeking to build."
Rhodes also added that President Obama could talk on the Paris model because it involves nearly every country in the world who have to step forward and make commitments to work together to deal with the global challenge. The President could also discuss how we can apply international cooperation to deal with the many issues that are shaping this period in time.


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