Photo gallery
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President Barack H. Obama with the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjørn Jagland, in the Oslo City Hall on 10 December 2009.
Photo: Ken Opprann / © The Norwegian Nobel Institute
President Obama with the Nobel Peace Prize diploma and gold medal.
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The highlight of the Award ceremony: President Obama gives his Nobel lecture.
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President Barack H. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama entering the Oslo City Hall for the Award ceremony.
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Esperanza Spalding performing at the Award ceremony in the Oslo City Hall.
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President Obama visiting the Norwegian Nobel Institute in the morning of 10 December 2009.
Photo: Ken Opprann / © The Norwegian Nobel Institute
A recurrent theme every "Nobel week": The Nobel Peace Prize laureate of the year signs the guest book of the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
Photo: Ken Opprann / © The Norwegian Nobel Institute
The President and the First Lady meet with the members and permanent secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Photo: Ken Opprann / © The Norwegian Nobel Institute
President Obama and his wife Michelle after greating the torchlight procession outside Grand Hotel, Oslo.
Photo: Ken Opprann / © The Norwegian Nobel Institute
President Obama delivers his dinner speech at the Nobel banquet on the night of 10 December 2009.
Photo: Ken Opprann / © The Norwegian Nobel Institute
The presidental couple opens the ballroom dancing at the Nobel banquet.
Photo: Ken Opprann / © The Norwegian Nobel Institute
The chairman and permanent secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee are saying goodbye to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Barack H. Obama and his wife Michelle at Oslo airport Gardermoen in the morning of 11 December 2009.