Barack Obama
Related: About this forumMichelle Obama leading presidential delegation to Olympic Games
<snip>
"First Lady Michelle Obama will lead a presidential delegation to Fridays opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and plans during her four-day trip to meet Queen Elizabeth, cheer on Team USA and inspire kids to get fit.
Leading our nations delegation and traveling to London is truly a dream come true, she told reporters during a conference call Monday. If anybody had asked me when I was 10 or 11 or 20, or actually 40, whether I would be doing this, I would have bet not. Some of my fondest memories when I was young and not so young involved watching the Olympics on TV.
Her trip begins Thursday. Scheduled highlights include a breakfast with U.S. athletes, a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the queen, a visit with U.S. military personnel at the Royal Air Force's Mildenhall base and a meeting with Samantha Cameron, the wife of Britains prime minister.
The first lady will take her Lets Move anti-obesity campaign to the U.S. ambassadors residence Friday, where 1,000 American and British children will be put through their paces at sports stations and get a chance to meet athletes including soccer great David Beckham."
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-michelle-obama-leading-presidential-delegation-to-olympic-games-20120723,0,6598145.story
DCBob
(24,689 posts)She looks like she could have been.
nenagh
(1,925 posts)Invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen.. (just waiting for those photos )
Visiting US military personnel... with all Michelle's charm and poise...
Eat your heart out... Ann and Mitt...
Wonder are they invited to the reception??
FarPoint
(12,366 posts)The Queen is historically known for rigid protocol.