President Barack Obama could have had the help of any translator to communicate with locals during his visit to Cuba, but he enlisted the support of someone close to his heart – his daughter Malia. The 17-year-old acted as a Spanish interpreter for her father during the visit, which marks the first time a sitting US president has been to Cuba since the 1959 revolution.
A photo shared on President Obama's official Facebook page shows the father-daughter duo laughing with a local restaurateur during a meeting on Sunday. The teenager appears confident and happy to be helping her father, as she put her high school Spanish education into use.
"President Obama and Malia share a laugh as Malia interprets in Spanish for a restaurateur in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016," the caption read.
Barack arrived in Cuba with his wife Michelle and two daughters Malia and Sasha, 14, on Sunday. The President has had a busy itinerary during the trip, which has included a meeting with leader Raul Castro, and a baseball game between the country's national team and the Tampa Bay Rays.
It is not surprising Barack chose to work closely with his daughter during the trip; the President has recently called the teenager "one of my best friends", and praised both Malia and her younger sister for their "extraordinary strength" and grace.
A photo shared on President Obama's official Facebook page shows the father-daughter duo laughing with a local restaurateur during a meeting on Sunday. The teenager appears confident and happy to be helping her father, as she put her high school Spanish education into use.
"President Obama and Malia share a laugh as Malia interprets in Spanish for a restaurateur in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016," the caption read.
Barack arrived in Cuba with his wife Michelle and two daughters Malia and Sasha, 14, on Sunday. The President has had a busy itinerary during the trip, which has included a meeting with leader Raul Castro, and a baseball game between the country's national team and the Tampa Bay Rays.
It is not surprising Barack chose to work closely with his daughter during the trip; the President has recently called the teenager "one of my best friends", and praised both Malia and her younger sister for their "extraordinary strength" and grace.
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