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karynnj

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Wed Sep 25, 2013, 04:22 PM Sep 2013

Teresa Heinz Kerry was with Michelle at a lunch for wives of heads of state in Harlem

First lady Michelle Obama hosted a luncheon in New York City on Tuesday for the spouses of visiting heads of state in town for the United Nation’s General Assembly.

Along with Obama and Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Secretary of State John Kerry, about 50 first ladies from around the world toured The Studio Museum, located in Harlem, a neighborhood with deep ties to the black community and the 20th century arts scene.

There’s a reason why I wanted to bring you all to Harlem today,” Obama told her guests. She said the neighborhood “is infused with a kind of energy and passion that is quintessentially American,” which acts as “a thread that connects all of us here today, no matter where we’re from or what language we speak.”

She noted the cultural impact of former Harlem residents on the country, who became “some of the greatest African-American artists this country has ever known,” ranging from writers like writers like Langston Hughes to musicians like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/24/the-first-ladys-harlem-lunch-party/

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Teresa Heinz Kerry was with Michelle at a lunch for wives of heads of state in Harlem (Original Post) karynnj Sep 2013 OP
aw I would love to take that tour with Michelle Skittles Sep 2013 #1
Good to know that Heinz-Kerry's health is better. madamesilverspurs Sep 2013 #2
Good to see that Teresa is doing well and attending important events. wisteria Sep 2013 #3
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