Earlier this week, President Barack Obama completed his first extended trip to Africa.
Obama's first tour of the continent as the first African-American president was largely quiet. He stopped in three African nations — Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania — and paid homage to the ailing former South African President Nelson Mandela.
His trip ended on Tuesday, after a historic appearance with President George W. Bush during a wreath-laying ceremony in what was a rather unprecedented, unplanned overseas meeting.
The two presidents came together to lay a wreath for the victims of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombing in Tanzania — part of simultaneous al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. embassies in Tanzania, Nairobi, and Kenya.
During Obama's trip, White House photographer Pete Souza was there to document every moment. We've gathered 30 of the most memorable. (All captions are Souza's.)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave as they board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for departure en route to Senegal on June 26.
President Barack Obama reviews an Honor Guard following his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal, on June 27.
President Barack Obama and daughter Malia talk aboard a ferry traveling to Gorée Island, Senegal on June 27.
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