HM the King receives Obama

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Published: 18 Nov 2012 at 20.02
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BANGKOK - His Majesty the King granted an audience to United States President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Ambassador Kristie Kenney on Sunday afternoon at Siriraj Hospital.

After arriving at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport just after 3pm, Mr Obama met a group of Thai officials, including His Majesty the King's representative Gen Surayud Chulanond.

United States President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visit Wat Pho. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)

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victor Careford

Discussion 9 : 20 Nov 2012 at 00.559
D7: Heads of State are not equal to Royalty! Only Royalty can grant audiences. A president is not equal to a King or Queen, no matter which country.
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Discussion 8 : 19 Nov 2012 at 12.528
Cool
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Discussion 7 : 19 Nov 2012 at 11.467
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#6. To their subjects, yes, but not to other heads of state. Note British and other European royal protocols. These relationships are governed by international protocols which assume the equality of the titular heads of independent nations. For instance, should the king of Cambodia make a state visit to the US, he would be treated, for protocol purposes, as the equal of the US President. The same applies when Queen Elzabeth visits the US - after all we had to concede their independence, damnit!
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Discussion 6 : 19 Nov 2012 at 11.016
D5: no, heads of state do not grant audiences, but Royalty does.
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Discussion 5 : 19 Nov 2012 at 02.235
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Do heads of state "grant audiences" to other heads of state?
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Discussion 4 : 19 Nov 2012 at 00.194
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So they want to help shape Asia's future? They way they have the Mid-East? I am sure everyone is looking forward to that. The best thing they could do for everyone concerned is to do like Gollum and "Go now and never come back!"
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Discussion 3 : 19 Nov 2012 at 00.043
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A man that devoted his life to public service for the benefit of his people together with the re-elected US President, perhaps the two could team up and try to make a better world. An inspirational and heartwarming moment. (Does Hillary Clinton not look like Sinead O'conner?)
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Discussion 2 : 18 Nov 2012 at 23.482
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Why does Obama visit Thailand for the first time AFTER his re-election ?
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Discussion 1 : 18 Nov 2012 at 22.231
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Did he bow the way he did before the Saudi monarch and the emperor of Japan?
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