Keywords: white house whitehouse president chancellor obama merkel germany ceremonial navy band navyband navy ceremonial band navyceremonialband 110607-N-HG258-098 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 7, 2011) Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, left, and President Barack Obama, right, stand as the U.S. Navy Band playes the national anthems of Germany and the U.S. as part of the arrival ceremony welcoming the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel. Military arrival ceremonies for visiting dignitaries have been held on the south lawn of the White House since the Kennedy administration. (U.S. Navy Photo by MUC Stephen Hassay/Released) 110607-N-HG258-098 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 7, 2011) Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, left, and President Barack Obama, right, stand as the U.S. Navy Band playes the national anthems of Germany and the U.S. as part of the arrival ceremony welcoming the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel. Military arrival ceremonies for visiting dignitaries have been held on the south lawn of the White House since the Kennedy administration. (U.S. Navy Photo by MUC Stephen Hassay/Released) |