Obama: Six days, four nations
US President Barack Obama began a six-day, four-nation tour (Ireland,
England, France, and Poland) May 22, 2011. His 24-hour visit to Ireland included dropping by rural Moneygall, where his
great-great-great-grandfather Fulmouth Kearney lived before immigrating to the United States in 1850. The second stop on Mr. Obama's
itinerary? London, for a visit with the Queen, where he was honored
with a State Dinner at Buckingham Palace and gave an address to both
houses of Parliament. Mr. Obama's next stop: a meeting of the Group of 8 world powers in Deauville, France. The leaders discussed how the West
could help Egypt, Tunisia and other Arab states in political
transition. On the last stop: Mr. Obama visited Poland. Last year he
was forced to cancel (to attend the funeral of Poland's president) when the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano restricted air space and
travel. Ironically, a new volcanic eruption forced alterations of his
itinerary again this year. -- Paula Nelson (Editor's note: We will not
post on May 30, 2011, Memorial Day. See you again on June 1.) (55
photos total)
US President
Barack Obama is greeted by a well wisher in College Green, May 23, 2011 in Dublin, Ireland. Obama visited Ireland for one day. Earlier he met with Irish President Mary McAleese, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of
Ireland, Enda Kenny, and visited his ancestral home in Moneygall,
County Offaly. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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