#WHTweetup: United Kingdom Arrival Ceremony

@WhiteHouse invited Twitter followers to join the President in welcoming the UK Prime Minister to the White House for an official visit. After the ceremony, attendees from across the country engaged with Administration officials to discuss the visit and social media at the White House.

  1. 7000 people on @whitehouse South Lawn to watch President Obama welcome the Prime Minister. #CameroninUS #WHtweetup
  2. President Obama & the First Lady welcome UK Prime Minister David Cameron to the @whitehouse: wh.gov/5OJ Pic: http://pic.twitter.com/7lt1kTl4
  3. Today's #whtweetup on @whitehouse South Lawn highlights the fundamental importance & depth of the U.S.-UK special relationship
  4. Like Obama, I am also "chuffed to bits" that Cameron is here #Britishisms #WHTweetup
  5. Obama with War of 1812 jokes "It's been 200 years since they were last here. They really lit up the place" #WHTweetup
  6. "The relationship between the US and the UK is stronger than it has ever been" #obama #WHtweetup
  7. So humbled to be witnessing it live from the White House #WHTweetup
  8. @Pfeiffer seems like just a regular guy. Love that. He really understands social media trends. #AtTheWH #WHTWEETUP
  9. Nice pic! RT @missphenom: Caitlin Hayden (@caitlinhayden) and James Barbour (@jamesbarbour) speaking at the #WHTweetup. twitpic.com/8w9pws
  10. Hayden (US) + Barbour (UK) speaking together. Their friendship is obvious and a great representation of US/UK relations. #whtweetup
  11. NEC Deputy Director: Engaging citizens helps form and execute policy. There's value in dialogue instead of static governing. #WHTweetup
  12. Erin Lindsay, Deputy Director of Online Engagement for the Office of Digital Strategy. #atthewh #whtweetup http://pic.twitter.com/eOaOV4tv
  13. Since launching "We The People" online petitions, 86 have reached 25,000 signature threshold to require government response. #WHTweetUp
  14. “We wake up everyday w/ a sense of urgency & unfinished business.” Brian Deese, @whitehouse economic advisor #WHTweetup twitpic.com/8w8uzj

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