President Obama's final tour of Europe
President Barack Obama toured Greece’s most famous ancient monument, the Acropolis citadel, and delivered a speech to the Greek people Wednesday as he finished up the first leg of his final foreign tour as president before handing over the White House to President-elect Donald Trump.
President Obama lingered at the base of the Parthenon, gazing at the columns and glancing around at the panoramic view of Athens as he chatted with his guide, Eleni Banou of the Culture Ministry’s antiquities division.
In this photo, U.S. President Barack Obama passes the Parthenon while touring the Acropolis with Banou in Athens, Greece November 16, 2016.
State dinner in Greece
The last visit to Greece by a U.S. president was by Bill Clinton in 1999, which was also marred by clashes between anarchists and riot police.
In this photo, U.S. President Barack Obama listens as Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos speaks during a state dinner in Obama’s honor at the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece November 15, 2016.
Protesters in Greece
Greek riot police used tear gas and stun grenades Tuesday in Athens to disperse about 3,000 left-wing marchers protesting a visit by President Obama after they tried to enter an area off-limits to demonstrators.
Mr. Obama’s visit comes just two days before the country’s main annual anti-American demonstrations, which commemorate the bloody suppression, by military authorities, of the Polytechnic pro-democracy uprising.
In this photo, protesters from the Communist-affiliated PAME trade hold a banner reading “EU and NATO a War syndicate” during a demonstration against the visit of U.S President Barack Obama, in Athens, Greece, November 15, 2016.
Obama in Athens
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (2nd L), U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd L), Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (C), U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt (R) and others listen to the US national anthem during a state dinner at the Presidential Mansion in Athens on November 15, 2016.
Obama arrives in Athens
Secret Service agents stand beside the U.S President Barack Obama’s limousine following his arrival at the Eleftherios Venizelos International airport in Athens, Greece, November 15, 2016.
State dinner in Greece
U.S. President Barack Obama and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras listen as Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos speaks during a state dinner in Mr. Obama’s honor at the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece November 15, 2016.
Refugee women listening to Obama
Refugee women listen to the speech of U.S. President Barack Obama at a opera house in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.
Obama tours Acropolis Museum
U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece November 16, 2016.
Protesters in Greece
As anti-American protesters took to the streets to mark President Obama’s arrival, CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan said Mr. Obama praised Greece as the birthplace of democracy, but warned there is a dark side to the type of populist movement led by President-elect Donald Trump.
“We are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an ‘us and a them,’” Mr. Obama said.
In this photo, a petrol bomb explodes next to riot police during a demonstration against the visit of U.S President Barack Obama, in Athens, Greece, November 15, 2016.
Obama tours the Acropolis in Athens
A sightseeing trip to the Acropolis gave President Obama a break Wednesday from the primary mission of his European trip; assuring European leaders that President-elect Donald Trump won’t abandon them.
In this photo, U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Acropolis in Athens, Greece November 16, 2016.
Obama visits Athens
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at Maximos Palace in Athens, Greece November 15, 2016.
Obama visits Athens
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama before their meeting in Athens on November 15, 2016.
Obama visits Athens
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama before their meeting in Athens on November 15, 2016.
Obama meets with Greek president
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the Presidential Mansion during his visit to Athens, Greece November 15, 2016.
Welcome ceremony in Athens
U.S President Barack Obama inspects a Greek guard of honor at a welcome ceremony, in Athens, Greece, November 15, 2016.
Refugee children in Athens
Refugee children from Afghanistan react as U.S. President Barack Obama’s motorcade passes by following his arrival in Athens, Greece, November 15, 2016.
Athens airport
President Obama’s next stop on his final foreign tour is Germany, followed by Peru.
In this photo, U.S. security members secure the area at the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, prior to the departure of U.S. President Barack Obama, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.
Obama in Berlin
On the second leg of his last foreign trip, U.S. President Barack Obama reviews an honor guard upon his arrival on Air Force One in Berlin, Germany November 16, 2016.
Obama in Berlin
U.S President Barack Obama arrives at the Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany, November 16, 2016.
Obama in Berlin
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to a meeting in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.
Obama in Berlin
President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the German Chancellery in Berlin, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.
Obama in Berlin
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a private dinner at the famous Adlon hotel in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2016.
Obama in Berlin
A member of a security detail keeps watch as President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in the German Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 17, 2016.
Obama in Berlin
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the Chancellery where he is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 17, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.