And I don't doubt that if world leaders are here or if he has occasion to speak to them, that he won't reassure our partners and our allies of ourcommon goals, ourcommon security and ourcommonefforts to seek both of those.
By talking to women across the United States and in India, I am also reminded that there is a common humanity and a common thread that unites us in ourefforts to remove barriers preventing women from working for the good of their communities.
Alongside ourefforts to lay a new foundation for economic growth, we must follow through on ourcommon commitment to raise living standards across developing countries and to make smarter investments in areas like agricultural development and food security.