US President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of The Obama Foundation, a few weeks before visiting Kenya for the sixth Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
The foundation will be based in his political capital Chicago, resplendent with a community library.
In a video released in the new Twitter handle @ObamaFoundation Wednesday, Obama said the choice is an endeavour to come back home and thank the city for making him a man.
“All the strength of my life really came together and I became a man when I first came to Chicago,” he said.
The announcement came hours after Obama reiterated the importance of his visit to Kenya – the first ever by a sitting US President. See also: US rejects notion that Gulf rulers snubbing Obama summit “And this summer, I’ll travel to Kenya and have the opportunity to meet some of the brilliant young entrepreneurs from across Africa and around the world.
If enough folks respond to the challenge that I am issuing today, I believe that at the summit in Nairobi, we’ll be able to announce new investments and commitments that will pay off for years to come,” said Obama during the Global Entrepreneurship Event in South Court Auditorium at the White House yesterday.
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La Fondation s’appuiera dans son capital politique à Chicago,resplendissante avec une bibliothèque communautaire.
Dans une vidéo diffusée dans la nouvelle poignée Twitter@ObamaFoundation mercredi, Obama a dit le choix est uneentreprise de revenir maison et remercier la ville pour faire de luiun homme.
