The Obama family is currently on a tour of Latin America [1], but it's just one of many stops around the world that Air Force One has made with the first family [2] since President Barack Obama took office in 2009. Often, Barack has wife Michelle at his side, and over the past few years, Sasha and Malia have joined in [3] on international trips. It's not all about work [4], though, since Michelle and the girls often have time to take in the sights when Michelle and Barack aren't mingling with the world's VIPs. Take a look at some of the most memorable moments from the Obamas' many travels during their time in the White House [5].
The president and first lady enjoyed a fancy night out at the state dinner hosted by Argentinian President Mauricio Macri in March 2016.
During the Argentinian state dinner in March 2016, Barack and Michelle danced the tango with some very talented performers.
Malia, Sasha, Michelle, and Barack attended a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team in Havana during their historic 2016 trip.
In April 2009, Barack and Michelle met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace.
While in London in April 2009, the Obamas smiled alongside then-Prime Minister of Britain Gordon Brown and his wife, Sarah.
The Obamas visited Prague in April 2009 for a summit with European Union leaders.
In April 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama [6] visited the Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague.
During an April 2009 NATO welcome ceremony, Barack and Michelle Obama [7] walked with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer.
In April 2009, the Obamas spent time with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy during a trip to Strasbourg, France.
Michelle Obama [8] and French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy visited a museum in Strasbourg together in April 2009.
In June 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama [9] toured the Eiffel Tower with daughters Malia and Sasha.
The Obamas arrived in Moscow in July 2009 for a two-day visit while President Obama attended a summit.
Then-President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev greeted the Obamas at the Kremlin before the leaders participated in a July 2009 summit.
The Obama girls met with then-Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva at a Moscow concert in July 2009.
In July 2009, President Obama waved to onlookers when he and Michelle arrived in Rome for a short stay.
While in Rome in July 2009, the Obamas met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.
During a July 2009 trip, First Lady Michelle Obama [10] waved after touring the Colosseum with Sasha and Malia.
The Obama family arrived in Accra, Ghana, in July 2009 for a quick 24-hour visit.
First Lady Michelle Obama [11] smiled at a baby during a July 2009 hospital visit in Ghana.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle took a tour of Ghana's Cape Coast Castle with Sasha and Malia in July 2009.
In October 2009, Barack and Michelle Obama [12] teamed up in Copenhagen for the Chicago 2016 presentation, hoping their hometown could host the 2016 Olympics.
In November 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama [13] joked around while serving meals to US soldiers at a US military airbase in Southwest Germany.
Barack and Michelle Obama [14] waved from a window at Oslo's Grand Hotel in December 2010 after President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Barack Obama laughed alongside Prince Charles during a May 2011 trip to London.
In May 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama [15] chatted with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they left London's Winfield House.
The Obamas met with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace in May 2011.
The Obamas met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during their short London trip in May 2011.
President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron had a laugh while playing ping-pong at London's Globe Academy in May 2011.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip stood by a dapper President Obama and First Lady Michelle at a May 2011 State Banquet.
During a trip to Ireland in May 2011, the Obamas sipped Guinness at a pub in Moneygall, a rural village where the president's great-great-great-grandfather once lived.
Barack and Michelle Obama [16] greeted a young girl in Dublin, Ireland, during a public rally in May 2011.
In May 2011, President Obama helped to plant a tree at Irish President Mary McAleese's residence in Dublin.
In July 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama [17] high-fived David Beckham [18] during a Let's Move London event.
The Duchess of Cambridge welcomed Michelle Obama [19] to Buckingham Palace before the London Olympic Games in July 2012.
In June 2013, the Obama family was greeted when they arrived in Belfast, Ireland, for the G8 summit.
First Lady Michelle Obama [20] toured the Old Library Building at Dublin's Trinity College with Sasha and Malia in June 2013.
In June 2013, the Obama girls saw a performance of Riverdance in Dublin.
Michelle, Sasha, and Malia Obama kept things casual during a June 2013 visit to the Wicklow Mountains National Park in Ireland.
The Obamas traveled to Berlin in June 2013.
First Lady Michelle Obama [21] visited the Berlin Wall in June 2013 with her daughters, Sasha and Malia.
Barack and Michelle Obama [22] attended a dinner in the president's honor with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, in Berlin, Germany, in June 2013.
In June 2013, President Obama and First Lady Michelle were greeted by Senegal's President Macky Sall and his wife, Marieme Faye, at the presidential palace in Dakar.
Michelle and Malia Obama visited the Martin Luther King school in Dakar with Senegal's First Lady Marieme Faye Sall in June 2013.
While touring the House of Slaves at Gorée Island in June 2013, President Obama and First Lady Michelle stood at the Door of No Return.
President Obama waved as he and Malia walked from a boat off the coast of Dakar in June 2013.
The Obamas stood beside South African President Jacob Zuma and his wife, Thobeka Madiba-Zuma, while visiting Pretoria, South Africa, in June 2013.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle clinked their glasses together while visiting Pretoria, South Africa, in June 2013.
Sasha Obama smiled from the audience while First Lady Michelle Obama [23] spoke with students in Johannesburg in June 2013.
The Obamas waved from Air Force One as they left Pretoria, South Africa, in June 2013.
The Obamas visited Robben Island, South Africa, in June 2013.
In June 2013, President Obama stood inside the Robben Island cell where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years.
First Lady Michelle Obama [24] looked on as President Obama signed a guest book in the Robben Island prison yard outside Cape Town, South Africa, in June 2013.
In June 2013, President Obama watched as a young boy rapped for him during a tour of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Center in Cape Town, South Africa.
Children greeted President Obama and First Lady Michelle with flowers when they arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, in July 2013.
In Tanzania, the Obamas waved alongside Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete in July 2013.
Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama attended a dance performance in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in July 2013.
President Obama shook hands with onlookers before a welcoming ceremony in Tanzania in July 2013.
President Obama danced to music in Tanzania in July 2013.
Michelle Obama [25] toasted Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete during an official dinner in Dar es Salaam in July 2013.
First Lady Michelle Obama [26] laughed alongside former First Lady Laura Bush at the African First Ladies Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in July 2013.
While at the Ubungo Plaza Symbion Power Plant in Tanzania in July 2013, President Obama played with a special soccer ball that captures energy to charge LEDs.
In July 2013, President Obama and former President Bush attended a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Tanzania.
In July 2013, former President George W. Bush smiled next to President Obama as they arrived at the wreath-laying ceremony for victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Tanzania.
In July 2013, President Obama and former President George W. Bush greeted the family members of victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
President Obama and former President George W. Bush walked together while they were both in Tanzania in July 2013.
At the July 2013 wreath-laying ceremony for victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Tanzania, President Obama and former President Bush bowed their heads in respect.
The Obamas waved to onlookers as they left Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in July 2013.