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Obama visits late President Ho Chi Minh’s residence, meets legislature chairwoman

Obama visits late President Ho Chi Minh’s residence, meets legislature chairwoman

Monday, May 23, 2016, 16:19 GMT+7
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Chairwoman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan walk side by side from the Presidential Palace to the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Chairwoman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan walk side by side from the Presidential Palace to the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chairwoman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan walk side by side from the Presidential Palace to the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chairwoman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan walk side by side from the Presidential Palace to the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama is captured in this photo walking to the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama is captured in this photo walking to the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chairwoman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan feed the fish in a pond near the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chairwoman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan feed the fish in a pond near the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama is seen leaving the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama is seen leaving the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama waves goodbye from inside his private vehicle after visiting the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama waves goodbye from inside his private vehicle after visiting the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama leaves the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi at 12:15 pm on May 23, 2016.
U.S. President Barack Obama leaves the former residence of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi at 12:15 pm on May 23, 2016.

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