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Participating in a conference call with religious leaders about health care reform while sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office at the White House, August 19.

Addressing senior advisers during a daily economic briefing in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, December 8.

Greeting cadets after delivering remarks on military operations in Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, December 1.

Standing with Speaker of Parliament Joyce A. Bamford-Addo, left, and President John Evans Atta Mills, far left, of Ghana for the U.S. national anthem prior to addressing the Ghanaian Parliament at the Accra International Conference Center in Accra, Ghana, July 11.

Touring earthquake damage with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, right, in L'Aquila, Italy, July 8.

Participating in an arrival ceremony with President Hu Jintao of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 17.

Posing for a group photo with Vice President Joe Biden and the full Cabinet in the East Room at the White House, September 10.

Touring the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center with Lewis Hay III, chairman of Florida Power & Light Co., left, and Greg Bove, DeSoto construction manager, right, in Arcadia, FL, October 27.

Accepting the Nobel Prize medal and diploma from Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, December 10.

Attending the funeral service for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston, MA, August 29.

Greeting workers during a shift change at the Nestle Purina PetCare facility in Allentown, PA, December 4.

Talking with students during a visit to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School in New Orleans, LA, October 15.

Observing a moment of silence to mark the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the South Lawn of the White House, September 11.

Walking with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India along the Colonnade at the White House, November 24.

Visiting with Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Joseph Medicine Crow during a reception in the Blue Room at the White House, August 12.

Posing for a portrait in front of the official White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room at the White House, December 6.