He was cited for his effort to promote a better relationship between the US and the Arab world and on the local level, with Chicago's Arab American community.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

The two presidents met for the first time on the sidelines of the G-20 economic conference in London in early April and set in motion what Clinton says is an effort to raise the frequently contentious U.S.-Russian relationship to a higher level.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07