Saturday, 21 March 2015

First Lady Of The U.S. Mrs Michelle Obama On A Tour Of Asia Promoting Girls' Education

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is greeted by Bun Rany, the first lady of Cambodia, while U.S. Ambassador William Todd, center, looks on, at Siem Reap International Airport on Friday, March 20, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Mrs. Obama's Friday evening arrival in Cambodia comes after a three-day visit to Japan.
Mrs. Obama is on a five-day trip to Asia to promote the U.S.-led education initiative, "Let Girls Learn," which she and the president announced earlier this month. The community-based program, to be run by the Peace Corps, is meant to help get 62 million girls around the developing world back into classrooms.See more photos after the cut...

Michelle Obama: US first lady Michelle Obama poses for a photo with the Akutagawa High School Taiko Club during her visit to Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine in Kyoto, in western Japan, Friday, March 20, 2015. Taiko are a a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments, and have a mythological origin in Japanese folklore.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama arrives at Siem Reap International Airport on Friday, March 20, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Mrs. Obama's Friday evening arrival in Cambodia comes after a three-day visit to Japan.U.S. first lady Michelle Obama arrives at Siem Reap International Airport on Friday, March 20, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Mrs. Obama's Friday evening arrival in Cambodia comes after a three-day visit to Japan.
Michelle Obama: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama plays the taiko drum with the Akutagawa High School Taiko Club members during her visit to Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine in Kyoto in western Japan Friday, March 20, 2015. Taiko drums are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments and originate in Japanese folklore.

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is presented with a garland of jasmine as she arrives at Siem Reap International Airport on Friday, March 20, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Mrs. Obama's Friday evening arrival in Cambodia comes after a three-day visit to Japan.
Photo credit:Associated Press

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