President Buhari Meets with Obama & Other Govt. Officials in Washington, DC (Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari on
Sunday arrived Washington DC on a  4-
day official visit to United States
where he would discuss bilateral
issues with President Barack Obama
and other government officials.
The president, who arrived Joint
Based Andrews Airport Washington,
was received by the Assistant
Secretary of State for Africa, Linda
Thomas-Greenfield and James
Entwistle, U.S Ambassador to
Nigeria.
Others at the airport to receive the
president included the Nigerian
Ambassador to the United States,
Ade Adefuye, Nigerian embassy
officials and governors of Borno,
Nasarawa, Imo, Oyo and Edo.
Buhari and other guests will also be
hosted to a dinner by Madeline
Albright .
On Monday, the president had a
breakfast meeting on governance
hosted by the US Vice-President Joe
Biden, before his meeting with
Obama.
The main event of Buhari on
Monday is his meeting with Obama.
NAN reports that the meeting, slated
for 11 a.m. local time (about 5 p.m.
Nigerian time, is currently taking
place at the Oval Office White House.
Other events on Monday include
Media Chat with the Secretary of
Commerce, ECOWAS Ambassadors
in Washington, US Attorney General,
Secretary of Treasury and a group of
potential investors.
Buhari is also to be hosted to a
dinner by the US Chamber of
Commerce and Corporate Council.
On Tuesday, the president will have
an interactive session with the
media at 7 a.m. and later meet with
officials of the World Health
Organisation (WHO) on economic
assistance programme for the North-
East.
The president will meet with the
president of the World Bank group
as well as the representative of the
Bill Gates Foundation.
He will also meet with the US
Secretary of state John Kerry,
Director of the CIA and chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The president meeting with the class
of 1980 US Army War College, where
the president is an alumnus will also
hold on Tuesday after which he will
address a joint session of the Senate
and House committees on foreign
Affairs at the Capitol Hill.
Buhari will address Nigerian Youths
in the United States at the Chancery
as well as participate in a town hall
meeting with Nigerians in Diaspora.
He will wrap up the visit with
interactive session with the Nigerian
media and the National Democratic
Institute before departing for
Nigeria on Wednesday.