US First Lady Michelle Obama begins a six-day visit to Southern Africa on Monday where she will meet anti-apartheid leaders and highlight the spread of democracy on the continent.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Pretoria, South Africa
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Cape Town, South Africa
Friday, June 24, 2011
Gaborone, Botswana
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Gaborone, Botswana
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Gaborone, Botswana
The wife of US President Barack Obama will visit Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town and Gaborone, Botswana, starting on Monday evening until Sunday.
She will be accompanied by her two daughters, Malia and Sasha, but not her husband, on a trip that the White House says will focus on “youth leadership, education, health and wellness.” The first lady will also be travelling with her mother, Marian Robinson, and two nephews. Source
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Reception: The Obamas are welcomed in Pretoria at the start of their tour of South Africa and Botswana
THE FIRST LADY’S TOUR
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June 21: Meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma’s wife Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma in Pretoria and visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg
June 22: Mrs Obama will deliver keynote address to a Young African Women Leaders Forum in Soweto
June 23: Meeting with U.S. consulate employees in Cape Town, before visit to Robben Island, where former president Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. She will end the day with a speech to young people attending a workshop at the University of Cape Town
June 24: Meeting with Botswana President Ian Khama and visit to the Botswana Children’s Clinic Center of Excellence Teen Club.
June 25: Meeting with U.S. Embassy employees in Botswanan capital Gaborone before the family go on safari
Here come the girls! Michelle Obama (plus two daughters and her mother) arrives in Africa for first major overseas tour without her husband
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Michelle Obama today began her first major solo overseas trip as First Lady as she landed in Africa.
She arrived in South Africa, where she will make stops in Johannesburg and Cape Town, before continuing to Botswana.
Mrs Obama is travelling with her daughters, Malia and Sasha, and her mother Marian Robinson, but not her husband.
She wore a bold black-and-orange printed top by Nigerian-born, London-based designer Duro Olowu for her arrival, with black trousers and bright blue patent ballerina flats.
Both her daughters, who were draped in South African flags as they stepped off the plane, echoed her look with bright patent ballet flats of their own.
In South Africa, the First Lady will meet South African President Jacob Zuma’s wife Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma in Pretoria.
She will then meet Graca Machel, the wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. She will also visit the island where Mandela was imprisoned under apartheid.
First lady Michelle Obama holds a bouquet of flowers, and daughters Malia, center, and Sasha, are draped in blankets given to them upon landing in Pretoria en route to Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, June 20, 2011, as they begin their week long trip to Africa
****Tears****
I’m so proud of our First Family…
When I was growing up, you couldn’t even imagine this image of a black First Lady or little beautiful black First Daughters. When I see it now, I’m overcome with emotion.
Loved watching them get off the plane and being received. Our First Family ROCKS!
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First lady Michelle Obama, left, and her mother Marian Robinson, right, look on as daughters Malia, second from right, and Sasha, black jacket, are given blankets as they land in Pretoria en route to Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, June 20, 2011, as they begin their week long trip to Africa.
Here we folks…
First lady Michelle Obama holds a bouquet of flowers, and daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, are draped in blankets given to them upon landing in Pretoria, en route to Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, June 20, 2011, as they begin their week long trip to Africa.
Thank you for thee photos, SG2. FLOTUS, Grandma Robinson and the girls are going to get mega love!