President Obama in South Korea
Just after midnight on Saturday morning, President Obama boarded Air Force One and departed for a trip to South Korea. After crossing the International Date Line, he arrived in Seoul for a nuclear security summit.
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President Obama talks with U.S. Ambassador to Republic of Korea Sung Kim aboard Marine One, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama meets with senior staff in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama greets troops the dining hall at Camp Bonifas, Republic of Korea, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama signs a bar in the dining hall at Camp Bonifas, Republic of Korea,March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama is briefed by Lt. Col. Ed Taylor at Camp Bonifas, Republic of Korea, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama uses binoculars to view the DMZ at Camp Bonifas, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Marine One departs Camp Bonifas en route to Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
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President Obama talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama and President of Republic of Korea Myung-bak after their bilateral meeting, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama is briefed before a conference with the President of Republic of Korea, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama and President of Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak shake hands, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama gestures before the start of a working dinner at the Spring House in Seoul, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama delivers remarks at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, March 26, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Students listen as President Obama delivers remarks at Hankuk University in Seoul, March 26, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama greets members of the audience following his remarks at Hankuk University, March 26, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama and President Medvedev of the Russian Federation in a bilateral meeting, March 26, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama and President Medvedev of the Russian Federation exchange gifts, March 26, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama and President Jintao of China participate in a bilateral meeting, March 26, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Vic Erevia, U.S. Secret Service Special-Agent-in-Charge, holds the door for President Obama, March 27, 2012.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama jokingly covers the microphone before the Nuclear Security Summit, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama talks with Press Secretary Carney, Dan Pfeiffer, and Ben Rhodes, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Flags are held as place holders for heads of delegation before the family photo, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama joins other heads of delegations for the Nuclear Security Summit photo, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama with President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and President Medvedev of Russia, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama talks with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Gillani of Pakistan, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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People wave along President Obama's motorcade route, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama waves before boarding Air Force One at Osan Air Base, March 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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As part of the trip, the President today got a first hand view of North Korea as he toured to the DMZ and met with U.S. troops stationed on the border. He told the servicemen and women, "Everybody back home could not be prouder of what you guys do each and every day -- the dedication, the professionalism that you show."
President Barack Obama is briefed by Lt. Col. Ed Taylor as he views the DMZ from Observation Post Ouellette at Camp Bonifas, Republic of Korea, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
The President also kicked off the three days of diplomacy with a pair of bilateral meetings -- with President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea and Prime Minister Erdogan or Turkey.
President Barack Obama and President Lee Myung-bak participate in a press conference at the Blue House in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
