President Barack Obama marked his first year in office 20 January. A year ago the nation’s first African American president was sworn in with great fanfare and greater expectations. President Obama came into office with a mandate of change and promised many things to many people. He would work to pull the United States and the world out of a recession. He hoped to end the war in Iraq and win the war in Afghanistan. He wanted to patch up tattered relationships with U.S. allies and begin a dialogue with its enemies. He also promised to close the controversial prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
How has he done? VOA looked back during a special television program, “Obama: The First Year”, 20 January, 2010.
Replay VOA's special program on Obama's first year in office
