Letter to President Obama from Sandy and Andréa

February 12, 2009

Dear President Obama,

We are Andréa Groffe and Sandy Pruneau, two students who live in France, near Paris, and learn English at a private language school called MyVoice. Our address is: MyVoice 49, rue du VIADUC 91800 BRUNOY, France.

We would like to start this letter by telling you how much hope and joy your election brought, not only for American people, but also for people all around the world. You are the President who embodies CHANGE, and Americans trust you to face this crisis and lead them to a future of peace and dignity.

As we have learned a lot about the American election process, and about you as well, President Obama, our American teacher encouraged us to write you a letter. We would like to take this opportunity to express our concerns about some issues that are important to us.

We would like to know if you intend to change national policies regarding GMO’s? We feel that, today, it is the multinationals whose interests are being met, not those of the consumer. We would love to see a shift towards what is best for the consumer, and not the large multinational companies.

We also have a request, if you don’t mind. We would like to ask you to press Israel to accept a Palestinian nation and the return of refugees. We feel that this would be in everyone’s best interest because the belief that Israel’s actions against the Palestinians are unfair and overpowered is increasing and generating animosity against them and the Americans, since the Israelis can’t stand their position without the support of the USA. Furthermore, people who feel hopeless and vulnerable are an easy target for extremists.

To finish, we would like to ask you to make a real effort in going one or two steps closer to coming to an agreement in the next DOHA round. We will not go into any detail with this issue, as we believe this request will be rather clear to you.

Thank you for taking the time to read our letter. We sincerely hope you will keep your promises and that you have the courage to face all the challenges ahead. We would be most honored to see you in France.

Best Regards,
Andréa Groffe and Sandy Pruneau

P.S. Our teacher told us that every letter sent to The President is read and answered. With that said, we wait your response with anticipation.