Attending a Basic Combat Training graduation ceremony with Brig. Gen. James H. Schwitters, USA, commanding general, Fort Jackson, SC, November 2.

Standing with torch runners Karen Dickerson of Springfield, VA, left, and Qiao Meili of Shanghai, China, right, at a Special Olympics Global Law Enforcement Torch Run ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House, July 26.

Greeting students at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans, LA, August 29.

Walking with Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom during an arrival ceremony at Camp David, MD, July 29.

Consoling Ronald Klopf and Lisa West-Klopf of Aguanga, CA, at a gathering of military support organizations on the South Lawn at the White House, September 18.

Walking with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan during an arrival ceremony at Camp David, MD, August 5.

Touring Sydney Harbour aboard the MV A.Q.A. with Prime Minister John Howard of Australia in Sydney, Australia, September 5.

Touring a section of the production line at Nashville Bun Company in Nashville, TN, July 19.

Speaking with fire and rescue personnel during a tour of the Interstate 35-W bridge collapse scene in Minneapolis, MN, August 4.

Walking with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, middle, and President Hu Jintao of China, right, to the APEC Leaders Retreat at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, September 8.

Speaking with Doris Lewis during a stop at the Central Virginia Foodbank in Richmond, VA, November 19.

Visiting Lance Cpl. Michael Stilson, USMC, of Clarkson, WV, and his father, Robert Stilson, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, December 19.

Attending a White House Conference of the Americas at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA, July 9.

Meeting with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, September 25.

Visiting a base camp for first-responders battling the southern California wildfires in Escondido, CA, October 25.

Walking with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel, left, and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, right, during the Annapolis conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, November 27.

Attending a Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony for Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, at the U.S. Capitol, October 17.

Sitting with Malik Lawson, son of Tech. Sgt. Sherry Martin, USAF, during a children's holiday performance in the East Room at the White House, December 3.