‘Welcome to Berlin, First Family!’

Published on 19 June 2013 at 10:49

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More than four years after his first visit to Berlin, when he was given a regal reception just a few weeks before his election, American President Barack Obama is back in the German capital.

Having arrived with his family on June 18, a week before the 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy’s famous “Ich bin ein Berlinerspeech at the Brandenburg Gate, Obama will be taking advantage of the opportunity to address the German people.

In his eagerly awaited speech to an audience of 6,000 guests and which will broadcast live to several countries —

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… Obama is expected to discuss the new balance of power in international politics [...] and controversial topics, such as the scandal surrounding the Prism espionage programme.

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