Obama comes to Stanford, talks diversity, global connections
Source: San Jose Mercury News
PALO ALTO -- Speaking to an eager audience of international entrepreneurs at Stanford University on Friday, President Barack Obama challenged the tech community to look beyond Silicon Valley to embrace diversity and forge global relationships.
Obama stressed international connections, despite the anxiety those relationships can create, during his seventh -- and last -- Global Entrepreneurship Summit. His appearance came on the day the world was reeling from Britain's exit from the European Union.
"I believe we are better off in a world in which we are trading, and networking, and communicating, and sharing ideas," Obama said. "But that also means that cultures are colliding, and sometimes it's disruptive and people get worried. You're the bridge. You're the glue -- particularly the young people who are here, who can help lead to a more peaceful and prosperous future that provides opportunity for everybody."
Obama received a standing ovation when he took the stage, and had a tough time getting those in front to stop taking selfies and sit down. The attention continued on his way out of town -- hundreds of people lined the road as the presidential motorcade left Stanford on its way to Moffett Field. For more than a mile along the Embarcadero in Palo Alto, summer campers in matching T-shirts waved, some holding American flags.
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