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.