Barack Obama Signs Condolence Book at French Embassy in Washington
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JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Following a trip to Arizona, President Obama returned to Washington, D.C. on Thursday and stopped at the French Embassy to sign a condolence book in the wake of Wednesday’s attack at French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Obama entered the lobby area and signed the condolence book with a painting of the Battle of Yorktown around him. After he signed the book, the president stood and looked downward for a personal moment of silence.
In his inscription, Obama wrote that “on behalf of all Americans, I extend our deepest sympathy and solidarity to the people of France following the terrible terrorist attack in Paris. As allies across the centuries, we stand united with our French brothers to ensure that justice is done and our way of life is defended. We go forward together knowing that terror is no match for freedom and ideals we stand for — ideals that light the world.”
“Vive la France,” his inscription concluded.
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