The Egyptian media called it a victory and a breakthrough moment for Sisi. President Barack Obama and Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi Septemon the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York marked the first encounter between Obama and any Egyptian president since his meeting with Hosni Mubarak in the summer of 2010. This paper is part of an MEI scholar series, titled 'Obama's Legacy in the Middle East: Passing the Baton in 2017.' Click here to view the full project, or navigate using the table of contents to the right.