<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Late last week my Twitter and Instagram were blowing up with photos of President Obama, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and entrepreneur/"Shark Tank" star Daymond John on the Stanford campus. Those three were among the 1,<wm>000+ attendees at last week's commencement ceremonies at Stanford University, a place renowned for its esteemed faculty and world-class faculty representation.
What inspired these high-profile guests?
According to various online sources, it wasn't the commencement ceremony itself that generated the massive reaction, but a surprise presentation by President Obama on Thursday morning, July 14.
In a remarkable display of international diplomacy, the US president spoke passionately in support of the University's efforts to increase accessibility for international students and to recognize their achievements and contributions</wm>.

According to Obama, the ceremony took place on what was originally supposed to be the first of two