President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet pregnant women during a tour of LA General Hospital in Accra, Ghana July 11, 2009.
First Lady Michelle Obama stands with Ghanan First Lady Ernestina Naadu Mills during a departure ceremony in Accra, Ghana, on July 11, 2009. US President Barack Obama said as he wrapped up his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa that the trip had been "particularly meaningful for me."
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha are joined for a tour of the Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana, Saturday, July 11, 2009.
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama (in Moschino), and their daughters Malia, and Sasha, arrived back at the White House from Ghana, early Sunday, July 12, 2009, in Washington. [photos via AP Photo and Getty Images]
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama (top, skirt and veil by Moschino, coat by Michael Kors) meet with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican July 10, 2009.
Pope Benedict XVI poses with US President Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama during an audience on July 10, 2009 at The Vatican. Obama was meeting Pope Benedict XVI for the first time, with their talks expected to cover both areas of agreement such as foreign policy and those that divide them, notably abortion.
Michelle Obama observed Catholic tradition by donning a long black veil along with her fave Azzedine Alaia belt and a similar bow top to the one she wore here.
The Obama's depart Italy for their next international stop, Ghana, Africa.
Michelle Obama (in a Liz Claiborne sweater and J. Crew skirt) visited the 'Palazzo del Governo' of L'Aquila on July 9, 2009 in L'Aquila, Italy. World leaders attending the G8 summit are expected to discuss tackling world hunger and the global reduction of greenhouse gases.
First Lady Michelle Obama (in Narciso Rodriguez) waved to tourists as she left the Colosseum after a private tour of the ancient monument on July 8, 2009 in Rome, Italy. The wives of the leaders attending the G8 summit have visited many of the attractions of Rome while their husbands discussed world issues in L'Aquila.
What a cute little tunic/dress Sasha has on..
First lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Malia have fun with each other as they visit the Colosseum in Rome July 8, 2009.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (in Jason Wu) disembark from Air Force One upon arrival at a airport in Rome on July 8, 2009. Obama was to meet Italian President Giorgio Napolitano before taking part in a G8 summit in L'Aquila, aimed at finding common ground on how to tackle the global economic crisis, climate change and turmoil in Iran.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and his wife Clio at Quirinale Palace in Rome, July 8, 2009. Obama arrived in Italy on Wednesday to attend the G8 summit.
First Lady Michelle Obama (wearing Jason Wu) and her daughter Sasha attended a concert at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Musical Theatre in Moscow on July 7, 2009.
First Lady Michelle Obama spoke with Russian children during a visit to the St. Dmitry Russian Orthodox Primary School in Moscow on July 7, 2009.
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 7, 2009. Obama said the United States wanted a strong, prosperous but also democratic Russia, as he set out his vision of the US relationship with its former Cold-War era foe.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, his wife Svetlana, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pose for a picture at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow July 6, 2009. Visiting U.S. President Obama and Kremlin leader Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let U.S. troops fly across Russia at the start of a trip intended to mend strained ties.
MICHELLE IN RUSSIA: FLOTUS will headline a couple events on her own during her husband's visit to Moscow, although she will not speak publicly.
Her first solo outing will be on Tuesday after POTUS's speech to the New Economic School at Gostinny Dvor; she will visit an orphanage and hospital, her office said. The plan is for FLOTUS to meet with kids, nurses and administrators there and watch a short presentation and performance.
FLOTUS and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva will then attend a dance performance at a local theater with kids from the orphanage and about 500 students who are enrolled in similar programs. She will not deliver formal remarks at either event, her office said.
President Barack Obama walks alongside First Lady Michelle Obama (wearing a dress from Talbots, cardigan by Dear Cashmere, belt by Sonia Rykiel) and daughters Sasha and Malia (in J. Crew) to Air Force One prior to departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, July 5, 2009. Obama is traveling to Moscow, Russia, on the first leg of a week-long trip that will also take him to Italy and Ghana.
Such a fun shot of Sasha skipping to board Marine One...
And a change of clothes marks the Obama's arrival into Moscow (Michelle is in a peach Narciso Rodriguez dress and Sonia Rykiel belt. Malia, is wearing a Silk Taffeta Trench [J. Crew] and black satin ballet flats with contrast trim. Sasha, is wearing the girls’ crushed twill trench and girls’ minna printed ballet flats in classic navy [also J. Crew & Crewcuts).
President Barack Obama walks with first lady Michelle Obama (in a black and white sheath dress by Narciso Rodriguez) to greet guests during a Fourth of July celebration with military families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington July 4, 2009.
President Obama talks to daughter Malia as First Lady Michelle Obama and Sasha look on during an event to celebrate Independence Day and to honor military heroes and their families on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2009.
via HuffPo: President Barack Obama is helping the nation celebrate its birthday and his daughter Malia celebrate hers.
The president is to fly Friday morning to Camp David, Md., for the first part of the first family's Fourth of July celebration, including daughter Malia's 11th birthday on Saturday.
About 20 of her tween-age friends will be on hand for the festivities. In an interview with The Associated Press, the president was bemused at the thought of being surrounded by so many girls. As he put it, "It's a little intimidating."
The first family returns to the White House by Friday evening to host 1,200 military families for a Fourth of July barbecue on the South Lawn of the White House.
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during a visit to Unity Health Care's Upper Cardozo Center June 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Mrs. Obama visited Unity’s Upper Cardozo Health Center in D.C. and announced the release of a whooping $851 million in grants to address pressing health center facility and equipment needs and increase access to health care for millions of Americans. The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More and more Americans join the ranks of the uninsured due to the economic downturn and skyrocketing health costs.
First lady Michelle Obama is pictured before her remarks during a visit to Unity Health Care's Upper Cardozo Center in Washington June 29, 2009. At the facility Obama announced the U.S. Government's support for the renovation and modernization of the health center, funded through the American Recovery and Re-investment Act.
First Lady Michelle Obama applauds while standing on stage with daughters Sasha and Malia while President Obama spoke during the luau for members of Congress and their families June 25, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greeted volunteers during the United We Serve volunteer event June 25, 2009 at the Fort McNair fitness center in Washington, DC.
Michelle Obama, along with Halle Berry, Alicia Keys and Tina Turner all cover Ebony Magazine's Summer July/August 2009 Issue. They will be featured in "The It Factor: 25 Women Who Make Us Sit Up and Take Notice".
"This summer the president and I are asking you to make time and do your part," FLOTUS says, "and I promise you won't regret it." - First Lady Michelle Obama
