i saw these relationships in myanmar. president obama fought to set the rules for the road of trade ,hat ensures fair competition guarantees fair labor standards. we did this through the transpacific partnership. and if we don't define these will of the road, others for us. china is pursuing its own regional trade agreement. tppure to move forward on eroded american leadership with china standing to gain. even as we emphasize the importance of the engine -- of the asia-pacific, there are multiple centers of growth. for the first time in half a century, americans are flying directly from miami to havana, creating new opportunities for cubans and americans, and -- bringing back all of the cigars that they can carry. better. and with our peace agreement in colombia, thel longest-running war in this hemisphere can join and. we have brought business leaders together to grow opportunity and support africa's next generation . while reaching out to new newners, we strengthened relationships. we deepened relationships to bolster d

strategic partnership with india, enhancing our ties with vietnam, and spurring democratic progress in myanmar, where a freely elected parliament has been seated for the first time. in africa, i'm proud to say that we have worked long and hard with country after country, with governments and civil society every single day to combat hunger, to increase digital access, to train the leaders of tomorrow. i think one of the most lasting, enduring efforts of president obama will be his young leaders initiatives, and particularly the young african and young southeast asian, young asian leaders initiatives. and we have also taken a lead in helping nigeria through a difficult election process and then ultimately to fight back against boko haram. we've helped the somalians fight back against al-shabaab. we have worked diligently to try to prevent genocide in south sudan and worked in the region to try to bring people together and turn away from the potential of challenged and failing governments. we have particularly helped push back against any number of violent extremist groups, including our efforts