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President-Elect Barack Obama's South African Connection
A photographic record
President Barack Obama visited South Africa in August 2006 in his official capacity as Senator for Illinois. He spent time in Gauteng and Cape Province, visiting several South African institutions and landmarks as well as programs supported by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission
| CONSTITUTIONAL COURT, JOHANNESBURG |
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| Senator Obama meets Consitutional Court Judge Justice Albie Sachs who gives the party a tour of the Court. |
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| The party in the library with judges and staff. |
| ROSA PARKS READING ROOM, SOWETO |
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| Barack Obama paid a visit to the the U.S. Consulate's Rosa Parks Reading Room in Soweto. Here he views U.S. civil rights activist Rosa Parks signed biography, which she donated to the reading room which is named in her honor. Read more |
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| Vusi, the librarian explains the value of the library services and resources offered to the Soweto Community. |
| HECTOR PETERSON MUSEUM, SOWETO |
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| At the Hector Pieterson Museum, Soweto, Hector Pieterson's sister, Antoinette Sithole, led the Senator on a tour, during which the Senator remarked that the Soweto uprisings inspired him to get involved in politics. At the end of the tour, Senator Obama laid a wreath at the museum's memorial. |
| FURNITURE FACTORY, SOWETO |
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| A tour of the Petite Designs furniture factory with owner and entrepreneur Issy Penniken. The U.S. Agency for International Development provided technical support to develop the venture which now reaches an international market. More |
| SA INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, CAPE TOWN |
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| Cape Town, Centre for the Book: The Senator delivers remarks to an audience at an event hosted by the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA). |
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| The Senator meets members of the SAIIA and the audience after his presentation. |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY EVENT, IOWA |
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| South African students on an Embassy educational exchange program meet the Senator at the 2007 Democratic Party "Jefferson-Jackson" dinner. |