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| This was President Obama's first meeting with an African Head of State. |
The picture above was taken during Mwalimu Nyerere's official visit to the White House in 1963, where President Kennedy welcomed him at the Rose Garden.
The basis for the United States and Tanzania relationship began in 1961 with the friendship between former presidents Mwalimu Julius Nyerere (Baba wa Taifa) and John F. Kennedy. They established a relationship grounded in mutual respect and the desire to achieve the same goals: Tanzania's growth and development. The picture above was taken during Mwalimu Nyerere's official visit to the White House in 1963, where President Kennedy welcomed him at the Rose Garden. On May 21, 2009, President Barack Obama met with the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, in the Oval Office. This was President Obama's first meeting with an African Head of State.
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