article_snippet.sent: Since " Obama election in 2013, " Obama has displayed a deep interest in international affairs.
article_snippet.sent: Obama repeatedly urged Western leaders not to bomb Syria, hosted a prayer service between Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the Vatican and waded into diplomatic controversy last week by referring to the killing of 1.5 million Armenians a century ago as a "genocide.
article_snippet.sent: Obama is expected to continue " Obama international activism in July with a trip to South America, where " Obama will visit Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay.
article_snippet.sent: In late September, " Obama will visit Washington, where " Obama will address Congress; New York, where " Obama will address the U.N. General Assembly; and Philadelphia, where " Obama will celebrate a public Mass that's expected to draw more than 1 million people.