Trip to Laos
Trip to Laos
President Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. President to visit the country of Laos, delivering remarks where he emphasized the "moral obligation" of the U.S. the help Laos heal from the after-effects of the wars of the 1960s and 1970s.
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President Barack Obama concludes his remarks with a traditional greeting at the Lao National Cultural Hall in Vientiane, Laos, September 6, 2016.
President Barack Obama meets with unexploded ordnance survivor Thoummy Silamphan from the Quality of Life Association, as he tours the Cooperative Orthotic Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) Visitor Centre to meet with unexploded ordnance clearance teams and survivors of blasts, in Vientiane, Laos, September 7, 2016.
President Barack Obama meets with unexploded ordnance survivor Thoummy Silamphan from the Quality of Life Association, as he tours the Cooperative Orthotic Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) Visitor Centre to meet with unexploded ordnance clearance teams and survivors of blasts, in Vientiane, Laos, September 7, 2016.