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Germany's Merkel to visit US in June
Apr 4, 2011, 16:33 GMT
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit the United States on June 7, where US President Barack Obama is to award her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, her office announced Monday.
Merkel, who will be accompanied by her husband Joachim Sauer, will also be guest of honour at a state banquet.
The trip caused a minor media debacle in recent weeks, as Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert announced the upcoming visit on social networking site Twitter before it was officially made public.
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