Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C307-19-63
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, upon his arrival via train at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Left to right: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Princess Hirut “Ruth” Desta (granddaughter of Emperor Selassie); Mrs. Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); Emperor Selassie; President Kennedy. Standing at right in background: Ambassador of the United Arab Republic, Dr. Mostafa Kamel; Ambassador of Sudan, Dr. Osman El Hadari (partially hidden).