President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama co-hosted a reception for Heads of State and Government at the Metropolitan Museum on September 23rd. But judging by the 135 photos uploaded on the
State Department Flickr stream, it almost looked like speed-dating with each Head of State and their spouse.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, and his wife, Mrs. Chantal Biya, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with T.H. Milo Djukanovic Prime Minister of Montenegro, and his wife, Mrs. Djukanovic, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, and his wife, Mrs. Djoudi Hadjir, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Garen Nazarian, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations, and his wife, Mrs. Siranoush Nazarian, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.R.H. Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Darussalam, and H.R.H. Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, and his wife, Mrs. Miyuki Hatoyama, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with T.H. Apisai Ielemia, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, and his wife, Lady Ielemia, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with T.H. Fredrick Fono, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development and Indigenous Affairs of Solomon Islands, and his wife, Mrs. Helen A. Fono, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Ali Ahmed Jama Jangeli, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic, and his wife, Mrs. Jama, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, and H.H. Sheikha Mozah Consort of H.H. The Emir of the State of Qatar, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama above pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Y.B. Datuk Anifah bin Haji Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, and Datin Siti Rubiah Abdulsamad, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
