President Obama welcomes 2012 International AIDS Conference Attendees
July 22, 2012 - This week, the 19th International AIDS Conference comes to the U.S. for the first time since
1990- thanks to bipartisan action by Presidents Obama and George W. Bush and the Congress to lift the ban on people living
with HIV entering the United States. Thirty thousand participants are expected to attend the world's largest HIV/AIDS
conference.
The Obama Administration is taking action to turn the tide on HIV/AIDS by strengthening the scientific investments that have
revolutionized prevention and care for people living with HIV. Under President Obama's leadership, the Administration has
increased overall funding to combat HIV/AIDS to record levels. We have launched the first comprehensive National
HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States to prevent and treat HIV in America. Globally, the Obama
Administration has committed to treating 6 million people by the end of 2013 and is increasing
the impact and sustainability of our investments. Below is President Obama's welcome video for conference attendees.
