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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7092-G
President John F. Kennedy speaks at the arrival ceremonies for President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene (in back); President Ahidjo; unidentified; unidentified (partially hidden); US Ambassador to Cameroon, Leland Barrows; President Kennedy; US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard stands at far left. Aide-de-Camp to President Ahidjo, Lieutenant Belladji Ngoura, stands behind platform on left. Standing behind Lieutenant Ngoura: Minister of the National Economy of Cameroon, Victor Kanga; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.