Foreign Policy In A President Obama Administration

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greeted George J. Mitchell, third from left, the special Middle East envoy, on Thursday. Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

Obama Tackles Afghanistan And Mideast Conflict
-- Yahoo News/AP

WASHINGTON – Taking on two of his toughest foreign policy challenges, President Barack Obama pledged to find a new course in Afghanistan and to help Israel achieve a broad peace with the Arab world.

On his second full day in office, Obama on Thursday also sought to reverse one of the most contentious policies of the Bush administration by signing an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorist suspects while leaving undecided how to dispose of unresolved war crimes cases there.

The new commander in chief visited the State Department to underscore a major theme of his young administration: that diplomacy will play a more central role in American foreign policy — not just in seeking peace in the Middle East but also in defending the United States against global terrorist threats.

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More News On President Obama's Foreign Policy Initiatives

Obama putting his stamp on foreign policy -- AP
Obama names Mitchell as Mideast envoy -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Obama names peacemakers to hotspots -- Yahoo News/AFP
Appointing Emissaries, Obama and Clinton Stress Diplomacy -- New York Times
Mitchell, Holbrooke Assigned to Global Hot Spots -- Washington Times
Envoys to Tackle Foreign Conflicts -- Wall Street Journal
Obama Names Envoys for Mideast, Afghanistan-Pakistan -- Voice of America
Clinton Announces Two Special Envoys -- Washington Post
Obama Names Mideast, South Asia Envoys -- Los Angeles Times
Key appointments mark Clinton's first day at State Dept. -- USA Today
Clinton Takes Over at State Department -- Voice of America
Clinton Takes Charge at State Department -- Associated Press
Obama Foreign Policy Changes: World Reactions -- Huffington Post

Opinions, Editorials, And Commentaries

Obama's Foreign Policy: The Solvency Doctrine -- Time
ME Envoy: An Unenviable Job -- New York Times editorial
Obama's Executive Order Wants It Both Ways on Interrogation - Wall Street Journal
Obama's Foreign Policy: The Solvency Doctrine -- Time opinion
ME Peace: Been Down This Roadmap -- Washington Post opinion
With Obama, What Change for Mideast? -- Christian Science Monitor
President on Mid-East Peace Quest -- The Australian
George Mitchell: A Start Toward Peace -- Washington Post opinion
George Mitchell's False Irish Analogy -- Commentary
Mitchell Brings Patience, Resolve -- Christian Science Monitor