Barack Obama delivered major foreign policy addresses to audiences of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs from 2004 to 2007. Text and audio of his speeches are available below.

Obama's speech to The Chicago Council on Global Affairs in April 2007 was the first major foreign policy address of his presidential campaign. He criticized President Bush for weakening America's global leadership with a “squandered” response to terrorism, and he committed himself to repairing the nation's standing around the world.

In November 2006, before announcing his candidacy for president, Obama spoke to a Chicago Council audience of more than 1,400, outlining his strategy for the war in Iraq. In addition to suggesting a redeployment of troops and stepped up efforts to train Iraqi security forces, he described a solution that includes dialogue with hostile nations.