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
…. 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
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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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha to the White House
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A couple of clips from last night:
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait for the arrival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer on the North Portico before a state dinner at the White House, June 7
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‘America Celebrates Our Chancellor’
President Barack Obama presents German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
