President Obama reflects on important achievements of the past eight years

As we look ahead to the future, I wanted to take a moment to look back on the remarkable progress that you made possible these past 8 years.

— President Obama (@POTUS) January 1, 2017

Facing the worst financial crisis in 80 years, you delivered the longest streak of job growth in our history. pic.twitter.com/Vk3PfRgZqF

— President Obama (@POTUS) January 1, 2017

After decades of rising health care costs, today nearly every American now has access to the financial security of affordable health care. pic.twitter.com/5e4nEcCxIM

— President Obama (@POTUS) January 1, 2017

We traded foreign oil for clean energy, we doubled fuel efficiency standards, & we acted on a global scale to save the one planet we’ve got. pic.twitter.com/7alrOtHNIr

— President Obama (@POTUS) January 1, 2017

We brought home more of our troops & strengthened U.S. leadership—leading with diplomacy & partnering with nations to meet global problems.

— President Obama (@POTUS) January 1, 2017

From realizing marriage equality to removing barriers to opportunity, we’ve made history in our work to reaffirm that all are created equal.

— President Obama (@POTUS) January 1, 2017

It’s been the privilege of my life to serve as your President. I look forward to standing with you as a citizen. Happy New Year everybody.

— President Obama (@POTUS) January 1, 2017

And all of these accomplishments are only the beginning. President Obama has truly been a transformative leader, who will be leaving the country in far better shape by nearly every metric — economically and environmentally, with stronger global relationships and fuller recognition of equality for all citizens — than it was when he first took the oath of office.

We have been fortunate to have him as our President, and we will miss him dearly.