<sod>The '''foreign policy of [[Barack Obama]]''' has been the [[foreign policy of the United States]] since Obama's [[Presidency of Barack Obama|administration]] in January 2009 was inaugurated. Obama named his chief rival for the nomination [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] as Secretary of State during his first term, with Massachusetts Senator [[John Kerry]] taking over the post in February 2013. Supporters of Obama's foreign policy applaud what they describe as his cooperation with allies and [[multilateralism]], his [[Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq|ending]] of the [[Iraq War]], and the administration's attempts at destroying [[al-Qaeda]]'s core leadership, particularly the [[Death of Osama bin Laden|killing]] of [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref>Creamer, Robert. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/the-qualitative-differenc_b_882893.html "The Qualitative Difference Between Obama And Bush Foreign Policy."] ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. 23 June 2011.</ref> Supporters are typified by liberals such as [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]], as well as advisors [[Susan Rice]] and [[Samantha Power]]. There is a debate on whether Obama's foreign policy is part of a general doctrine, but there is still no consensus on the existence and/or definition of an "[[Obama Doctrine|Obama doctrine]]" and its effects on US Foreign policy.<eod>
<sod>The '''foreign policy of [[Barack Obama]]''' has been the [[foreign policy of the United States]] since Obama's [[Presidency of Barack Obama|administration]] in January 2009 was inaugurated. Obama named his chief rival for the nomination [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] as Secretary of State during his first term, with Massachusetts Senator [[John Kerry]] taking over the post in February 2013. Supporters of Obama's foreign policy applaud what they describe as his cooperation with allies and [[multilateralism]], his [[Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq|ending]] of the [[Iraq War]], continued the process of [[Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan|ending U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan]],<ref>Creamer, Robert. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/the-qualitative-differenc_b_882893.html "The Qualitative Difference Between Obama And Bush Foreign Policy."] ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. 23 June 2011.</ref> the administration's attempts at destroying [[al-Qaeda]]'s core leadership, particularly the [[Death of Osama bin Laden|killing]] of [[Osama bin Laden]]; promoting discussions that led to the 2015 [[Paris Agreement]] on global climate change, brokering a [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|nuclear deal with Iran]], and [[United States–Cuban Thaw|normalizing]] [[Cuba–United States relations|U.S. relations with Cuba]].<eod>