Enjoying New Zealand

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Welcome To New Zealand

President Obama was warmly welcomed with a traditional Maori ceremony on his arrival in New Zealand. pic.twitter.com/QMVcJkqguh

— meta (@metaquest) March 22, 2018

President Obama and NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Adhern. pic.twitter.com/iWojIIbsHS

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Barack Obama was welcomed to New Zealand today with a traditional Maori ceremony ahead of meeting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. It is the former US President’s first visit to the country. Obama was gifted a whale tooth pendant during the ceremony. (📷: Getty) pic.twitter.com/qw35YnqWck

— CNN International (@cnni) March 22, 2018

VIDEO: President Barack Obama gets official NZ welcome, then wows crowd at Auckland event, via @nzherald https://t.co/N5LWIWaeDv

— meta (@metaquest) March 22, 2018

The President And First Lady’s Day

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe during an official arrival ceremony at the South Lawn of the White House

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President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office

First Lady Michelle Obama and Mrs. Akie Abe during a Japanese immersion class at Great Falls Elementary School in Great Falls, Virginia. The Japanese immersion is part of Virginia’s Fairfax County Public School’s World Languages Immersion Program, where elementary students learn math, science, and health through a foreign language

President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participate in a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe after they arrived at the north portico of the White House for a State Dinner

First Lady Michelle Obama is in a Tadashi Shoji dress

President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participate in a toast with sake during a state dinner

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Ooooooh La La

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First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama welcome French President François Hollande for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House

Bienvenue Aux États-Unis, Président Hollande

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President Barack Obama greets a U.S. veteran George Shenkle during an arrival ceremony for French President Francois Hollande

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Hello South Africa

The First Family arrive in South Africa, June 28

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Saturday – President Obama:

* On Saturday morning, President Obama takes part in a formal arrival ceremony in Pretoria

* Participates in a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa

* Holds a town hall for Young African Leaders at University of Johannesburg – Soweto Campus

* Participates in a joint Embassy and Consulate meet and greet

* Meets with African Union Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

* President Obama and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa participate in an official dinner

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Saturday – The First Lady:

* The President and First Lady will visit Pretoria where the First Lady will meet with Mrs. Tobeka S. Zuma, First Lady of South Africa

* Later in the afternoon in Johannesburg, the First Lady will host a conversation with youth, organized in conjunction with MTV Base, an African youth and music TV channel, and Google+. The First Lady will be joined by teenagers from across South Africa, as well as students joining virtually in cities around the U.S. via Google+ Hangouts, including in L.A., Kansas City, New York City, and Houston

* Watch this event live: WH.gov/FLOTUSinAfrica & the White House Google+ page

* In the evening, the First Lady will join the President for a dinner hosted by President Zuma

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Full Africa schedule at WH.gov

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For all posts on the Africa visit, see here – ‘Senegal: The Day in Images’ here and this morning’s Rise and Shine here

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More later

Coming Up

What an entrance! (Will have the full speech in a while)

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Coming Up:

 12:45 ET: VP Biden delivers remarks at West Middle School in Muscatine, Iowa (listed by CNN)

5:0 ET: VP Biden delivers remarks in Fort Dodge, Iowa

5:10 ET: President Obama delivers remarks at Cheyenne Sports Complex, Las Vegas (listed by CNN)

9:0 ET: President Obama delivers remarks at Coors Events Center, Denver

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Chat away, back in a bit.

Stunning: President Obama arrives in Cleveland

arrival ceremony

Colombian attorney Silvio Carrasquilla and his friends walk with his baby donkey Demo, which he dressed as the mascot of the U.S. Democratic Party, as they try to approach President Barack Obama and give Demo to him as a present, in Cartagena

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…. Carrasquilla holds up his baby donkey Demo as the motorcade carrying President Obama passes by

…. Carrasquilla holds a leaflet with instructions for President Obama for the care of Demo

Oh no…..

…… Carrasquilla is stopped from approaching the convention center

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President Obama arrives at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Center in Cartagena

…. with Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and his wife Maria Clemencia Rodriguez

…. Shakira sings the Colombian national anthem

…. with Grenada’s Prime Minister Joseph Thomas

…. with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff

…. with Dominican President Nicholas Liverpool

…. with Guatemalan President Otto Perez

hola

8:10 ET PBO arrives at the base of Castillo, San Felipe de Barajas

8:20 ET PBO attends a leader’s dinner

…. greeting his ambassador to Colombia, Michael McKinley

… accompanied by Colombia’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Monica Lanzetta

President Obama arrives for the Americas Summit at Cartagena airport in Colombia, April 13

Locals wave as President Obama’s motorcade drives by Cartagena’s Old Fortresss

Blanca, a Colombian amateur painter and fan of President Obama, argues with a policewoman while trying to reach the hotel where the President stays to give him the painting

…. the painting slips from her hands as she is stopped by a Colombian police officer

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