President Obama just wrapped up his remarks at the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative. It was not much of a newsy speech, but he did touch a theme that I think we can expect to see elaborated upon tomorrow during his General Assembly address. Obama spoke of the need for new global partnerships to tackle global problems. A critical element of these partnerships, he stressed, was building capacity in the developing world and empowering low income countries to confront global challenges head on. Stay tuned.
I’ll link to the transcript when it is posted.
Update: WH Transcript