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President Barack Obama confers with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at the G-8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, July 8, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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ready aim click says:

Serious moment with the extension of the hand.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

leatitia says:

I like how we can see the translators! :)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

kolored says:

i don't think he's extending his hand. he likes to wave them around when he makes a point.. it helps him create an illusion that he's saying something extraordinarily prophetic, when in fact it is nothing more than overly ambitious demagoguery.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ready aim click says:

Im guilty of using my hands when explaining or describing something in a conversation, I think it's just a natural action in human conversation.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Saint.Seminole says:

Excellent behind-the-scenes look. Imagine the kinds of things these translators hear every day!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

sawyerlaw says:

Post the 5D video of this. Wow.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

SLH Photography 2009 says:

Having done a good job of room 'over-alls', working down to this tight group shot is critical. The added crop of having the 2 translators only gives more scope to this image. You actually feel your sitting right behind these 2 men. You can't ask for any thing more from a photographer.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Scot Patrijs says:

I love it how photographer Pete has taken care to let us see the role of the two personal translaters of the II world leaders
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Flag in distress 11/04/08 says:

Obooma's age is showing
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

natsncats says:

Never mind the haters -- this is a super shot!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

giuseppesavo says:

"I told you! He's just a showman! He proposed me to go on his tv channel!"

-talking about someone on that table...-

:)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Die aktuelle Kamera says:

Barack Obama ist Hoffnung. Für uns alle.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

_Shutter Butter_ says:

its almost like...u r right there...inside the pic
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Luke Dukem says:

Why do you need two translators?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

GQAlex says:

kolored why don't you go post your unnecessary comments on Rush Limbaugh's ass, you fucking dickhead
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Harobed and Samoht says:

Using your hands when talking is molto Italiano. When in Rome...or in this case L'Aquila. ;-)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Flag in distress 11/04/08 says:

Personally I don't like socialism...I prefer to take care of the poor through charities which BTW makes healthcare free for those who connot pay for medical treatment. Our Medicare and Medicaid system is a total failure. Government just doesn't know how.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Flag in distress 11/04/08 says:

GQAlex....mind your language!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Heike 1964 says:

@die aktuelle kamera

Ich stimme Dir voll und ganz zu.

I total agree with you.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Scott Mater Foundation says:

Nice pitcure
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Bandit Babe says:

Brilliant capture.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

WinaVD says:

Grande, una bellissima luce, Pete! Congratulazioni, ho pensato questa fotografia sara ancora ammirare ..:)

PLEASE JOIN US, IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO!!!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Ms. Aarika says:

Pete gets AMAZING access. AMAZING. A part of me envies! lol

Love this one too. =)

Go Pete Souza, the photographer!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

jdog1063 says:

Obama:
Prime Minister Aso, I'm sure you remember that Asian foreign contribution thing that Bill Clinton pulled off while he was President . . .

Well, now . . . this is what I'm thinking we should do for 2010 . . . . . . . .
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Flag in distress 11/04/08 says:

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
Winston Churchill
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Flag in distress 11/04/08 says:

Idog, That Clinton thing? send me a link, I don't remember.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

jdog1063 says:

Vitalissue,
I believe there were twenty to thirty people "wanted" for questioning for reportedly raising foreign contributions in Asia for the Clintons.
It had to do mostly with Indonesia.
Nearly all of the people high-tailed it out of the country before they could be apprehended. (wink, wink)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Scot Patrijs says:

Vitalissue: interesting, deep quotes from great statesman Winston Churchill you offer.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Beth Wales says:

And I think we all know them off by heart now......;-)
Excellent photo, Mr Souza.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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