Visit to Senegal 2013
Event TypeHead of State Visit
June 27, 2013 - June 28, 2013
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to Dakar, Senegal for an official visit on June 27, 2013. President Obama held a bilateral meeting and joint press conference with President Macky Sall of Senegal at the Presidential Palace and met with regional judicial leaders at the Supreme Court. Later that day, President Obama was joined by his family to tour Gorée Island, a former key trading post for the Atlantic slave trade, which has been turned into a museum to remember the legacy of slavery. That evening, President Obama and the First Lady were honored with an official dinner at the Presidential Palace.
Related Links
A video of President Obama and President Sall of Senegal speaking to the media was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama and President Sall Hold a Press Conference"
A video of President Obama discussing law with Senegalese legal leaders was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Meets with Judicial Leaders in Senegal"
Additional information about First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2013 trip to Senegal can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "2013 Africa Trip"
A blog post authored by First Lady Michelle Obama about her 2013 trip to Africa can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "FLOTUS Travel Journal: Thanks for Following Our Trip to Africa"
A video of President Obama’s remarks at a dinner in Senegal was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama and President Sall of Senegal Exchange Toasts"
A behind-the-scenes video of President Obama’s trip to Senegal was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "Previewing the President & First Lady's Trip to Africa"
A behind-the-scenes video of President Obama’s trip to Senegal was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "On Board: Behind the Scenes with The President & The First Lady at Gorée Island"
A video of President Obama speaking with the media after visiting Gorée Island was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Tours Maison Des Esclaves"
A video of President Obama’s remarks at Feed the Future technology expo in Senegal was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Speaks on Food Security"
A video of President Obama’s remarks at a meeting in Senegal was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Gives Remarks at a Civil Society Organization Meeting"
A video of First Lady Michelle Obama’s remarks to students at Martin Luther King school in Senegal was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks at an Education Event in Dakar, Senegal"
Photos from President Obama’s 2013 trip to Senegal were posted to the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "June 2013"
Additional information about President Obama’s 2013 trip to Senegal can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "2013 Africa Trip"