State Dinner for Germany

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait for the arrival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, for the State Dinner, June 7, 2011, at the North Portico of the White House in Washington.

First lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama wait for the arrival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, for the State Dinner, June 7, 2011, at the North Portico of the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, at the North Portico of the White House as they arrive for the State Dinner in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, at the North Portico of the White House as they arrive for the State Dinner in Washington, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, at the North Portico of the White House as they arrive for the State Dinner in Washington, June 7, 2011.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, looks over as first lady Michelle Obama greets her husband, Joachim Sauer, at the North Portico of the White House, as they arrive for the State Dinner in Washington, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, at the North Portico of the White House as they arrive for the State Dinner in Washington, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Joachim Sauer, at the North Portico of the White House as they arrive for the State Dinner in Washington, June 7, 2011.

First lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer pose at the Grand Staircase as they arrive for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and his wife Carole Geithner arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

Former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, and his wife Sharon Corzine arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and her husband Steven Schultz, arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, and his wife Patty Shinseki arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., and his wife Marsha Coats, arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and his wife Jane Roberts arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right talk with guests at their table during the State Dinner in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, reacts as President Barack Obama remembers to share a toast in her honor at a State Dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama, right, presents German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left,with the Medal of Freedom during the State Dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama, right, presents German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, with the Medal of Freedom during the State Dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama, right, offers a toast to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, at a State Dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

President Barack Obama, left seated, listens to German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak, after she received the Medal of Freedom during the State Dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.

Guest in their seats during the State Dinner in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011.