Friday, October 14, 2011

The State Visit of the President of South Korea

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The President and First Lady hosted a State Visit for the President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak.


FLOTUS is wearing Doo-Ri Chung, a Korean-American designer.


Raw Video: White House State Dinner Arrivals




President Obama Toasts President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea











































ANNANDALE, VA - OCTOBER 13: U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (R) listens as South Korean First Lady Kim Yoon-ok speaks as they visit Annandale High School October 13, 2011 in Annandale, Virginia.
--- Alex Wong/Getty Images


ANNANDALE, VA - OCTOBER 13: U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (L) hugs South Korean First Lady Kim Yoon-ok (R) during their visit at Annandale High School October 13, 2011 in Annandale, Virginia.
---- Alex Wong/Getty Images













US President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (front) at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2011. The US Congress finally ratified a long-delayed trade deal with South Korea, sending a timely infusion of goodwill into the pageantry of a state visit by President Lee Myung-Bak. ---JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images


US President Barack Obama (R)welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2011. The US Congress finally ratified a long-delayed trade deal with South Korea, sending a timely infusion of goodwill into the pageantry of a state visit by President Lee Myung-Bak.
---- JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images



US President Barack Obama (L) welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2011. The US Congress finally ratified a long-delayed trade deal with South Korea, sending a timely infusion of goodwill into the pageantry of a state visit by President Lee.
--JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images


US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak(C) greet well wishers at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2011. The US Congress finally ratified a long-delayed trade deal with South Korea, sending a timely infusion of goodwill into the pageantry of a state visit by President Lee Myung-Bak.
--- KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images






The place card of U.S. President Barack Obama is shown during a press preview of the table settings for the State Dinner hosted by Obama for South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak at the White House in Washington, October 13, 2011.
---REUTERS/Jason Reed


WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: Tables and decorations are set for the state dinner for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in the East Room of the White House October 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Lee is on a state visit to Washington.
----Alex Wong/Getty Images


U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak depart the East Room of the White House after holding a joint media availability in Washington October 13, 2011.
----REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque



The table settings for a State Dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama for South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak are shown during a press preview in the East Room of the White House in Washington, October 13, 2011.
----REUTERS/Jason Reed



President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak take part in a joint news conference, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in the East Room of White House in Washington. -----AP Photo/Evan Vucci



WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shake hands during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House October 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. Later in the day Lee is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress.
----Mark Wilson/Getty Images


ANNANDALE, VA - OCTOBER 13: U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (L) and South Korean First Lady Kim Yoon-ok (R) wave as they enter the gym during their visit at Annandale High School October 13, 2011 in Annandale, Virginia.
--- Alex Wong/Getty Images


WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (4th R) and U.S. President Barack Obama 95th R) greet guests during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House October 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. Later in the day Lee is scheduled to hold a joint press conference with Obama and also address a joint meeting of Congress. -----Alex Wong/Getty Images



U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak listen to their respective national anthems during a formal State Arrival Ceremony at the White House in Washington, October 13, 2011. Obama and Lee will bask in the glow of U.S. congressional approval of a long-delayed trade deal and co-ordinate strategy on the North Korean nuclear standoff when they hold talks on Thursday.
----REUTERS/Jason Reed



Rain-soaked children await the state arrival of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the White House in Washington, October 13, 2011. Lee meets with U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday consummating a major trade pact which was signed in 2007 but has languished in both countries' legislatures until it was finally approved by the U.S. Congress on October 12.
---REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: (AFP OUT) U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama attends an arrival ceremony for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on the South Lawn of the White House October 13, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Later in the day Lee is scheduled to hold a joint press conference with Obama and also address a joint meeting of Congress. ----Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images



US First Lady Michelle Obama and South Korea's First Lady Kim Yoon-Ok (Center L)applaud while watching a musical performance October 13, 2011 during a visit to Annandale High School in Annandale, Virginia. Annandale has one of the largest Korean communities in the Washington, DC area.
---MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

In the Kitchen before the Korean State Dinner






South Korea Official Visit Arrival Ceremony







U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (R) and Kim Yoon-ok (L), wife of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, applaud performers at Annandale High School in Annandale, Virginia, October 13, 2011. Annandale has one of the largest Korean-American communities in the Washington area.
----REUTERS/Molly Riley



U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and South Korean First Lady Kim Yoon-ok partake in the State Arrival Ceremony at the White House in Washington, October 13, 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will bask in the glow of U.S. congressional approval of a long-delayed trade deal and co-ordinate strategy on the North Korean nuclear standoff when they hold talks on Thursday. ---REUTERS/Jason Reed

President Obama and President Lee Press Availability








U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and First Lady Michelle Obama (3L) welcome South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (2L) and his wife, South Korean first lady Kim Yoon-ok (back to camera) to the White House during a state arrival in Washington, October 13, 2011. Obama and Lee will bask in the glow of U.S. congressional approval of a long-delayed trade deal and co-ordinate strategy on the North Korean nuclear standoff when they hold talks on Thursday.
----REUTERS/Jason Reed



The place settings for US President Barack Obama (C) and South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak and his wife Kim Yoon-Ok are seen during a preview of the state dinner in their honor on October 13, 2011 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. ----MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images




South Korea Official Visit Arrival Ceremony









US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle welcome South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, October 13, 2011.
----JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images



Remarks at the State Lunch in Honor of President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok







U.S. President Barack Obama (4th R) watches as his wife Michelle (3rd R) greets South Korean first lady Kim Yoon-ok as she and President Lee Myung-bak (R) arrive for a state dinner in their honor at the White House in Washington October 13, 2011. Obama and Lee on Thursday hailed a long-sought trade deal as an engine for job creation in both countries and presented a united front in the North Korean nuclear standoff. ----REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang





US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle arrive with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok to take the official photo at the White House in Washington, DC, October 13, 2011.
--- JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

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