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Kadie

(15,369 posts)
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 08:00 PM Sep 2012

President Obama meets with State Department employees - pic


President Barack Obama greets State Department employees after speaking to them in a courtyard at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 2012. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stands at left. The President made the visit after Chris Stevens, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, and three others were killed at the consulate in Benghazi, Libya, yesterday.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


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President Obama meets with State Department employees - pic (Original Post) Kadie Sep 2012 OP
Thanks Kadie. Very Somber gathering and Cha Sep 2012 #1
Permit me to say BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #2
I see what you mean..here's another somber moment.. Cha Sep 2012 #3

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)
2. Permit me to say
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 08:43 PM
Sep 2012

that photo captures so much humanity, as well as the intensity of the moment. It is a work of art.

Cha

(297,275 posts)
3. I see what you mean..here's another somber moment..
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 09:42 PM
Sep 2012

"President Barack Obama signs a condolence book in memory of Chris Stevens, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, after addressing State Department employees at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Sept. 12"

More pics..
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/09/12/romney-shoots-first-and-aims-later/
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