President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang during his visit to the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. He kicks off a landmark visit that caps two decades of post-war rapprochement, as both countries look to push trade and check Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea
President Barack Obama reviews a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnam’s Vice Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh
President Barack Obama and National Security Advisor Susan Rice walk with Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
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President Barack Obama attends a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace
President Barack Obama flanked by Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, holds official talks with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at Phuc’s cabinet office
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President Barack Obama and President Tran Dai Quang take part in a joint press conference at the International Convention Center in Hanoi
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BREAKING: U.S. fully lifts decades-long ban on sale of lethal arms to Vietnam cnn.it/25aRuPo cnn.it/1XLV9Rr
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Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao shakes hands with President Barack Obama while Ray Corner, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes shakes hands with Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang (2nd R) during a signing ceremony that Vietjet will buy 100 Boeing aircraft from the US manufacturer
President Barack Obama proposes a toast during a state luncheon
President Barack Obama meets with Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Office in Hanoi
President Barack Obama and President Raul Castro of Cuba shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City
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.@POTUS met with President Castro today on advances in our relationship with Cuba → go.wh.gov/ngMXds http://t.co/5jwO8iaHWs
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 29, 2015
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President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, Natioanl Security Advisor Susan Rice, Secretary of State John Kerry and Samantha Power United States Ambassador to the United Nations, attend the “Leader’s Summit on Countering ISIL and Countering Violent Extremism” at the United Nations
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First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama joins the “Let Girls Learn” Global Conversation at The Apollo Theater in New York City
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Glamour’s Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive (R) led a panel discussion with Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Founder of Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and U.N. Messenger of Peace Charlize Theron, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama and Girl ambassador from Plan International Nurfahada during Glamour “The Power Of An Educated Girl” at The Apollo Theater
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Everything you missed at the #GlamourForEdu panel today—including that @FLOTUS mic drop: glmr.me/1YMWBmB http://t.co/B17WMS5mQV
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Glamour (@glamourmag) September 29, 2015
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For the first time in 54 years, the American flag flies above @USEmbCuba. #Cuba 🇺🇸 snpy.tv/1TB2Xp3
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2015
Shared with @HuffingtonPost my thoughts on our new relationship with #Cuba, today’s re-opening of @USEmbCuba: goo.gl/VHT38z #USCuba
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) August 14, 2015
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The last time we had an embassy in Cuba was January 1961. Today, we're changing that. Watch @JohnKerry in Havana → go.wh.gov/KerryInCuba
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Vice President Biden (@VP) August 14, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry is raising the American flag in Cuba today. Here's what it looked like 54 years ago. http://t.co/kdENncFY1t
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Vice President Biden (@VP) August 14, 2015
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Pleased to be in #Havana for historic day @USEmbCuba. Incredible: last time #SecState visited #Cuba, FDR was @POTUS. http://t.co/URedAaDpZs
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) August 14, 2015
"We are gathered here because our leaders made a courageous decision to stop being prisoners of history." #USCuba snpy.tv/1N7sems
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Department of State (@StateDept) August 14, 2015
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.@JohnKerry: I applaud @POTUS & President Castro for having the courage to bring us together in the face of considerable opposition.
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StateDept Live (@StateDeptLive) August 14, 2015
.@JohnKerry: The time is now to reach out to one another, as two peoples who are no longer enemies or rivals, but neighbors.
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StateDept Live (@StateDeptLive) August 14, 2015
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Star Spangled Havana. As Cuba prepares to raise the U.S. flag residents don stars and stripes. reut.rs/1IQCc5C http://t.co/gXCIu7dgUT
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 14, 2015
VIDEO: U.S. flag hoisted at embassy in Cuba for first time in 54 years. reut.rs/1Jh9Rei http://t.co/onVgLDXr43
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 14, 2015
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VIDEO: U.S. Secretary of State in Cuba for first time in 70 years reut.rs/1TBzFBq http://t.co/Y2C9xq3QW2
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 14, 2015
"Jan. 4 1961, day the [US] embassy closed, 100s of Cubans massed outside w/ their passports open, hoping for a visa" twitter.com/Yusnaby/status…
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Olivier Knox (@OKnox) August 14, 2015
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Joy on the face of these Marines just before the U.S. flag was raised over Cuba. washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoin… http://t.co/23F6ydzRKH
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Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) August 14, 2015
Cheers heard as American flag flies over newly opened U.S. Embassy for 1st time in 54 years cbsn.ws/1EscB0U cbsn.ws/1EscB0Y
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CBS News (@CBSNews) August 14, 2015
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"Promise made: promise kept" -@JohnKerry #USCuba #healing http://t.co/Rt89MmZ2h2
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(@sfpelosi) August 14, 2015
Huge moment in history http://t.co/ZO0oDev8lz
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Josh Lederman (@joshledermanAP) August 14, 2015
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Photos: The American flag on the streets of Cuba alj.am/w86u http://t.co/3uVe4gJtWf
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Al Jazeera America (@ajam) August 14, 2015
On visit to Havana John Kerry says the U.S. and Cuba aren’t prisoners of the past bloom.bg/1DPW38t http://t.co/E8Kw8r4Anc
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Bloomberg Business (@business) August 14, 2015
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Watch the raising of the American flag for the first time in 54 years at @USEmbCuba. #USCuba snpy.tv/1KlwRTP
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Department of State (@StateDept) August 14, 2015
Watch @JohnKerry speak about the importance of reopening @USEmbCuba. #Cuba snpy.tv/1KlvnJh
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2015
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“The time is now to reach out to one another as two peoples who are no longer enemies...but neighbors.” —Kerry #Cuba snpy.tv/1INPzpr
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2015
.@JohnKerry: #Cuba’s future is for Cubans to shape. #USCuba snpy.tv/1NfHZHj
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Department of State (@StateDept) August 14, 2015
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Watch @rblancopoet speak at the re-opening of @USEmbCuba. #USCuba snpy.tv/1INPmm3
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Department of State (@StateDept) August 14, 2015
.@JohnKerry: Overall US embargo on trade with #Cuba remains in place, can only be lifted by Congressional action –a step we strongly favor.
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StateDept Live (@StateDeptLive) August 14, 2015
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“The road of mutual isolation and estrangement that the U.S. and Cuba have been traveling is not the right one.” —@JohnKerry #Cuba
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2015
"This is truly a memorable occasion—a day for pushing aside old barriers and exploring new possibilities." —@JohnKerry in #Cuba
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2015
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