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Thank You For Visiting, Africa!

Love this, lots of visitors to TOD from Africa in the last week.

Still not a single visitor from, most notably, Greenland, though. 😦

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@FLOTUS

Chat away.

Coming Up

Waiting.

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Tonight:

8:50: The President and the First Family arrive Joint Base Andrews (CBS)

9:15: Arrive the White House

Wednesday: The President has no public events scheduled.

Thursday: The President and the First Lady will celebrate the Fourth of July by hosting military heroes and their families for an Independence Day celebration with a barbeque, concert and a view of fireworks on the South Lawn

Friday, Saturday and Sunday: The President and First Family will be at Camp David. On Sunday, they will return to Washington, DC.

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“Empty Oval. Again.”

“No, they’re not in that one either.”

Who’s the Red Tie Guy?

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Student Mikhail Hendricks, 16, embraces first lady Michelle Obama after she answered students’ questions at the University of Cape Town, June 23, 2011

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The speech Mikhail Hendricks attended on Sunday:

A Toon or Two

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Farewell, Tanzania

@petesouza: Pres Obama feels the hair of a youngster while greeting families at US Embassy Tanzania this am

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@PeteSouza

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‏@petesouza: Presidents Obama and Bush greet survivors of 1998 bombing at US Embassy Tanzania

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@dougmillsnyt‪:‬ President Obama and former President Bush participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania

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First Lady Michelle Obama and Laura Bush at the African First Ladies Summit: “Investing in Women: Strengthening Africa”

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@dougmillsnyt: President Obama bounces a “Soccket Ball” soccer ball head. The ball is an energy generating ball that harnesses kinetic energy.

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Rise and Shine

Leaving Tanzania

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All times US Eastern

2:55 AM: The President meets and greets US Embassy personnel

3:35 AM: Participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the 1998 Embassy Bombing Memorial

4:10 AM: Witnesses a “Soccket Ball” demonstration and  tours the Ubungo Symbion Power Plant

4:20 AM: Gives remarks at the Ubungo Symbion Power Pla

5:10 AM: The President and First Family depart Tanzania

EDT

10:00 PM: Arrive Joint Base Andrews

10:25 PM: Arrive the White House