The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people".
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"His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population," the committee said of Barack Obama.
"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," It added.
Other Presidents To Have Won This Prize Are:
Jimmy Carter Jr (2002)JIMMY CARTER JR.,
Woodrow Wilson(1919) THOMAS WOODROW WILSON
Theodore Roosevelt (1906) THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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