Thursday, November 17, 2011

The President is in Australia- Day Two

hat tip-The Obama Diary:


The President Continues his State Visit in Australia.



(L-R) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, U.S. President Barack Obama, Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce and War Memorial Chairman Peter Cosgrove visit the Australian War Memorial in Canberra November 17, 2011.
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US President Barack Obama addresses the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Australia, on November 17, 2011.
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) speaks before U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Australia November 17, 2011.
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U.S. President Barack Obama's motorcade arrives at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia November 17, 2011. Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the memorial.
---- REUTERS/Jason Reed



U.S. President Barack Obama meets students as he and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (background) visit Campbell High School in Canberra, November 17, 2011.
--- REUTERS/Jason Reed



U.S. President Barack Obama's signature in a book of remembrance after touring the Australian War Memorial with Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryce in Canberra, Australia November 17, 2011. The inscription reads "We will always remember the sacrifices made on behalf of our freedom".
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U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
---AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool



U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard visit Campbell High School in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
---AP Photo/Charles Dharapak



Governor General Quentin Bryce, from left, U.S. President Barack Obama, Chairman of the Australian War Memorial Peter Cosgrove and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard walk along the Roll of Honour, after Obama laid a wreath at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
---AP Photo/Penny Bradfield, Pool



U.S. President Barack Obama enters the House of Representatives chamber behind the Sergeant-at-Arms at Parliament House in Canberra November 17, 2011.
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U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to address the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Australia November 17, 2011.
---REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/Pool




CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Australian Governor General Quentin Bryce after signing the guest book at the Australian War Memorial on the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia, on November 17, 2011 in Canberra, Australia. The President will this afternoon fly to Darwin to lay a wreath at the USS Peary Memorial, and visit the RAAF base, where US Army Air Force units were established during World War II.
---- Lukas Coch-Pool/Getty Images



U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard talk to students during their visit to Campbell High School in Canberra, Australia November 17, 2011.
----REUTERS/Jason Reed



U.S. President Barack Obama (C) walks with Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryce (L) and Memorial Chairman Peter Cosgrove at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia November 17, 2011.
--- REUTERS/Larry Downing



Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and US President Barack Obama speak with students during a visit to Campbell High School in Canberra on November 17, 2011.
----SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images




U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with John Hogg, President of the Australian Senate, before addressing the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Australia November 17, 2011.
---- REUTERS/Jason Reed


US President Barack Obama (C) stands with former Chief of Defense Force General Peter Cosgrove (L) as he signes a guest book after touring the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on November 17, 2011. President Obama is in Australia to mark the 60th anniversary of their security alliance and to bolster Washington's presence in the strategically important region.
---- JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images



U.S. President Barack Obama and Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryce looks at a wall of remembrance at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia November 17, 2011.
--- REUTERS/Larry Downing



U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) tours the Australian War Memorial with Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L), Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryce (2nd R) and Australia's War Memorial Chairman and ex-defence chief Peter Cosgrove (R) in Canberra November 17, 2011.
----REUTERS/Larry Downing



US President Barack Obama (2nd R) walks with Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryce (C) and former Chief of Defense Force General Peter Cosgrove (R) while touring the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on November 17, 2011. President Obama is in Australia to mark the 60th anniversary of their security alliance and to bolster Washington's presence in the strategically important region.
---JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images



US President Barack Obama (L) speaks with Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryce (C) as he arrives at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on November 17, 2011. President Obama is in Australia to mark the 60th anniversary of their security alliance and to bolster Washington's presence in the strategically important region.
---JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images



President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard walk to their table for a dinner at Parliament House, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in Canberra, Australia.
---AP Photo/Susan Walsh



President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Julia Gillard arrive for a dinner at Parliament House, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in Canberra, Australia.
----AP Photo/Susan Walsh



U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured after laying a wreath as he visits the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, November 17, 2011.
--- REUTERS/Jason Reed



US President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence during a wreath laying ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on November 17, 2011.
----SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images



The wreath that U.S. President Barack Obama laid at the Australian War Memorial is seen in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
---AP Photo/Charles Dharapak



U.S. President Barack Obama pays his respects after laying a wreath at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra November 17, 2011.
---REUTERS/Jason Reed



U.S. President Barack Obama returns a salute before he lays a wreath at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
------AP Photo/Charles Dharapak




U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Governor General Quentin Bryce, center, and retired Gen. Peter Cosgrove after he laid a wreath at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
---AP Photo/Charles Dharapak



President Barack Obama stands with Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce as they visit the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
----AP Photo/Susan Walsh



DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: US President Barack Obama shakes hands as he talks to Margaret Heron next to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) after laying a wreath at the memorial of the USS Peary on the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia on November 17, 2011 in Darwin, Australia. Margaret Heron was 11 at the time of the Darwin bombing by Japanese aircraft which resulted in the sinking of the Peary, a Clemson-class destroyer, on February 19, 1942. The US President flew to Darwin to lay a wreath at the USS Peary Memorial, and visit the RAAF base, where US Army Air Force units were established during World War II.
---- Paul Miller - Pool/Getty Images



DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: US President Barack Obama hugs Margaret Heron next to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) after laying a wreath at the memorial of the USS Peary on the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia on November 17, 2011 in Darwin, Australia. Margaret Heron was 11 at the time of the Darwin bombing by Japanese aircraft which resulted in the sinking of the Peary, a Clemson-class destroyer, on February 19, 1942. The US President flew to Darwin to lay a wreath at the USS Peary Memorial, and visit the RAAF base, where US Army Air Force units were established during World War II.
---- Paul Miller - Pool/Getty Images


DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: US President Barack Obama hugs Mary Lee next to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) after laying a wreath at the memorial of the USS Peary on the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia on November 17, 2011 in Darwin, Australia. Mary Lee was 9 at the time of the Darwin bombing by Japanese aircraft which also resulted in the sinking of the Peary, a Clemson-class destroyer, on February 19, 1942. The US President flew to Darwin to lay a wreath at the USS Peary Memorial, and visit the RAAF base, where US Army Air Force units were established during World War II.
----Paul Miller - Pool/Getty Images





DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the troops at RAAF Darwin as Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard looks on during the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia, on November 17, 2011 in Darwin, Australia. The President today laid a wreath at the USS Peary Memorial, before visiting the RAAF base, where US Army Air Force units were established during World War II.
----Scott Barbour - Pool/Getty Images


DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: Troops look on as U.S. President Barack Obama addresses them at RAAF Darwin on the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia, on November 17, 2011 in Darwin, Australia. The President today laid a wreath at the USS Peary Memorial, before visiting the RAAF base, where US Army Air Force units were established during World War II.
---Scott Barbour - Pool/Getty Images


U.S. President Barack Obama looks at Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard after speaking to U.S. Marines and Australian troops at the RAAF Base in Darwin, November 17, 2011.
---REUTERS/Larry Downing









U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Australian troops while at the RAAF Base in Darwin, November 17, 2011.
---REUTERS/Larry Downing

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