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Malia Obama Is Acting as the President's Translator in Cuba

The teen is putting her Spanish speaking skills to good use.
Malia Obama Is Acting as the President's Translator in Cuba
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By Sydney Scott · Updated October 27, 2020
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The first family is currently in Cuba, where President Obama is making history as the first president to visit the country in over eight decades.

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In between cathedral visits and various tours, the President has met with everyone from regular folks to the country’s leader, Raul Castro, and in a recent photo posted by Pete Souza, the Chief Official White House photographer, Obama and Malia are seen having a laugh with a chef in Havana.

The President and Malia share a laugh as Malia translates Spanish to English for her dad at a restaurant in Old Havana.

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Mar 21, 2016 at 8:28am PDT

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“The President and Malia share a laugh as Malia translates Spanish to English for her dad at a restaurant in Old Havana.”

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Walking around Cuba, meeting cool people and translating for your dad? Not a bad gig for a high school student.