Malia Obama
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| Malia Obama | |
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 Malia Obama (right) 2009 | |
| Born | Malia Ann Obama July 4, 1998 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 🏡 Residence | * Washington, D.C., U.S. (permanent)
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| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Michelle Obama Barack Obama |
| 👪 Relatives | Family of Barack Obama |
Malia Ann Obama[1] ( mə-LEE-ə; born July 4, 1998)[2] is the oldest daughter of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, and Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States. Obama is an worked at the United States Embassy in Madrid, Spain and concluded her job with embassy 2016.[3][4]
Education[edit]
Malia Obama is a 2016 graduate of the Sidwell Friends School, a private school outside of Washington, D.C. She has been admitted to Harvard University but has deferred matriculation for one year until 2017.
Before the Obama family moved to Washington in 2009, Obama attended the private University of Chicago Laboratory School.[5]
Recognition[edit]
In 2014, Obama was named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014" by Time magazine.[6]
Diplomatic career[edit]
In June 2016, Obama travelled to Liberia in Western Africa to promote the Let Girls Learn Peace initiative, a $27 million aid program. She then participated in a panel discussion in Morocco with Freida Pinto, Meryl Streep, and Isha Sesay of CNN. Obama met with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected African female head of state (President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018).[7]
Obama served as a translator during an official trip to Cuba.[8]
Obama is currently working at the United States Embassy in Madrid, Spain as an analyst.[3]
Press coverage[edit]
Obama has been cited in the news on various occasions. She participated in Thanksgiving turkey ceremonies in the White House early in the Obama presidency but was noted to be absent in 2016.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Malia Obama". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ↑ Sprankles, Julie; Sprankles, Julie (2020-07-04). "Get to Know Malia Obama". SheKnows. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Malia Obama to spend summer as an intern at U.S. Embassy in Spain". foxnews.com. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Malia Obama Archives". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ Strauss, Valerie (9 July 2015). "Education Secretary Duncan's children to go to Chicago private school he attended" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014". Time. October 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama travel abroad to promote 'Let Girls Learn' initiative". yahoo.com.
- ↑ Naja Rayne (March 21, 2016). "Malia Works as Translator for President Obama During Family's Historic Cuba Trip". people.com.
- ↑ Danielle Kurtzleben (November 23, 2016). "President Obama's 2016 Turkey-Pardon Dad Jokes: The Definitive List". NPR. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
External links[edit]
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