In November, 2008 Barack Obama was elected President of the United States of America. As part of his election campaign, Obama released a plan to combat global HIV and AIDS promising a move away from ideology and a greater focus on �best practice� in America�s HIV/AIDS strategy. At home, Obama committed to implementing a comprehensive national strategy on HIV and AIDS in America in his first year in office. In terms of America�s response to HIV and AIDS overseas, Obama pledged that he would substantially increase funding to both PEPFAR and the Global Fund.