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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Obama in the Netherlands (Dial-up warning!)
President Barack Obama, right, is greeted by Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans, left, upon arrival at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, Netherlands
President Barack Obama and Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans greet dignitaries upon arrival at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, Netherlands
President Barack Obama and Chinas President Xi Jinping take their seats before a meeting, held on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit, in The Hague. President Obama, who has imposed tougher sanctions on Moscow than European leaders over its seizure of the Black Sea peninsula, will seek support for his firm line at a meeting with other leaders of the G7
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, shakes hands. President Obama is attending the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, which will form the backdrop for an emergency meeting of Group of Seven leaders on Russias annexation of Crimea.
National Security Advisor Susan Rice and members of President Barack Obamas delegation stand beneath a painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst, as President Obama speaks at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
President Barack Obama and Mayor of Amsterdam Eberhard van der Laan, look at a guest book during a visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rijksmuseum director Wim Pijbes tells President Barack Obama and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, where to stand in front of Dutch master Rembrandts The Night Watch painting during a visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
President Barack Obama and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, look at the Act of Abjuration during a visit at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/03/24/rise-and-shine-the-netherlands-and-china/
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President Obama in the Netherlands (Dial-up warning!) (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Mar 2014
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Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)1. Gosh, he sure is graying
It is a tough job and seems to do that to everyone who holds it.
progressoid
(49,988 posts)2. Why are they standing in front of those big cigar posters?
Hutzpa
(11,461 posts)3. Because Putin is acting like a spoilt child.
DavidDvorkin
(19,474 posts)4. That's one country where he doesn't look tall.