***UPDATE 7/24 AM*** Photos of Barack Obama in Berlin:
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the chancellery in Berlin Thursday, July 24, 2008. In the background is the the Reichstag that houses the German parliament.
The plane of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama stands on tarmac at Berlin's Tegel airport July 24, 2008.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier pose for photos at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Supporters cheer as they watch Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., arrive at a hotel in Berlin, Thursday, July 24, 2008.
***UPDATE 7/23 PM*** More photos from Barack Obama's overseas trip:
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., visits the stones of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site,in Jerusalem's Old City, early Thursday, July 24, 2008.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, holds a gift given to him by a woman, who's whose home was struck directly by rocket fire in 2007, in Sderot, Israel, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Sen. Obama visited the house.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, walks with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 23, 2008.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.,views the Eternal Flame in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 23, 2008.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, during a meeting in the West bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. senior Palestinian official says Obama has assured Palestinian leaders he'll get involved in the Mideast conflict quickly, if elected U.S. president.
U.S. senator Barack Obama, left, observes some of the 600 photographs of victims of the Holocaust at the Hall Of Names with Yad Vashem Chairman, Avner Shalez on Wednesday July 23, 2008, in Jerusalem, Israel. Obama continued his tour of the middle east with a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, which commemorates the six million Jewish Holocaust victims killed by the Nazis during World War II.
***UPDATE*** 7/22 PM More shots from the candidate's tour of the Middle East
Obama meets with King Abdullah of Jordan
Senators Obama, Reed and Hagel at the press conference this morning
A Palestinian baker in the West Bank city of Ramallah prepares for Obama's visit to the area
***UPDATE*** 7/22 AM
Obama has arrived at Marka Airport in Amman, Jordan today and will hold a press conference shortly after his arrival.
Obama exits his plane at Marka Airport
Obama with Senator Jack Reed
Obama meets with several aides on the runway
Earlier in the day, Obama met with Maamoun Sami Rashid al-Alwani, governor of Iraq's Anbar province
Also released today was the following image of Obama meeting General David Petraeus on the runway at Baghdad International Airport yesterday
***UPDATE*** 7/21
Barack's been busy. Since arriving in Iraq on Sunday, he's already met with the president and the prime minister of Iraq, as well as top U.S. commander in Iraq General David Petraeus and U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. Obama has spoken positively of the meetings and following his meeting with Prime Minister Maliki, a spokesman for the Iraqi government said that officials in the country share the candidate's hope that U.S. combat forces could leave by 2010.
Obama arrives at the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday for a meeting with the prime minister and other officials
Obama with Prime Minister Maliki
A video of the meeting
Obama with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
Obama leaves the office of the prime minister
Obama with Ryan Crocker and Senator Chuck Hagel
Obama with General David Petraeus
Obama rides in a helicopter with Senator Hagel and General Petraeus
***UPDATE*** 7/19 Obama had breakfast with U.S. troops in Afghanistan and shot some hoops with them.
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Barack Obama kicked off his overseas trip this week with a visit to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait before heading to Afghanistan to meet with U.S. troops and Afghan officials. Here are photos and video from Obama's first two stops:
In this photo released Saturday, July 19, 2008, by the the U.S. Army, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., poses with SPC Lakeisha Willingham, 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), after a shoot-around game of basketball at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Friday, July 18, 2008, during a Congressional Delegation visit.
In this photo released Saturday, July 19, 2008, by the the U.S. Army, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands with service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Friday, July 18, 2008, during a Congressional Delegation visit.
In this photo released Saturday, July 19, 2008, by the the U.S. Army, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Friday, July 18, during a Congressional Delegation visit.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) meets with troops in Kuwait, in this frame grab taken on July 18, 2008 and released on July 19. After leaving Kuwait, Obama met the commander of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan Saturday to talk about the war he says is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration.
In this photo released Saturday, July 19, 2008, by the the U.S. Army, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he leaves the gym after talking to service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Friday, July 18, during a Congressional Delegation visit.
Obama In Afghanistan
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama (L) stands with Gul Agha Shirzai, the governor of Nangarhar province, in the city of Jalalabad east of Kabul July 19, 2008. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met the commander of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday to talk about the war he says is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration
In this photo released Saturday, July 19, 2008, by the the U.S. Army, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., gets help from service members wishing U.S. ARCENT a happy 90th birthday at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Friday, July 18, during a Congressional Delegation visit.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (3rd R) poses for a photo at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan July 19, 2008. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met the commander of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday to talk about the war he says is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration.
In this photo released Saturday, July 19, 2008, by the the U.S. Army, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens as Maj. Gen. Charles A Anderson, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Central Command explains the differences between Humvee's at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Friday, July 18, during a Congressional Delegation
In this photo released Saturday, July 19, 2008, by the the U.S. Army, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., signs memorabilia for service members at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Friday, July 18, during a Congressional Delegation visit.
