Saturday, February 14, 2009

President Obama phones King Juan Carlos

President Barack Obama has telephoned King Juan Carlos of Spain to say "that he's sorry he will miss the king's upcoming visit to Florida."

The President will be in Canada -- his first international trip as president -- when King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia arrive in Pensacola, Florida, to mark the 450th anniversary of the city's founding. They will also visit Miami, before traveling to Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iOHh1bI3oWecZNdz6L8T-JsvncowD96B1KE00

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad that Obama is our president, but I dreamed last night that he kissed Queen Sofia and said to the king "Hey, Juan Carlos, good to meet you, man."

Marlene, what is the story on the protocol office (State Dept.) and/or the social secretary (WH)? Do they instruct the new first family on proper titles, forms of address, or does the family hire someone for the role and you get what you get?

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

The State department has a Chief of Protocol
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/