Shakira meets Obama at the White House
AFP
WASHINGTON- Colombian pop sensation Shakira met Monday with US President Barack Obama at the White House and briefed him on her role as an advocate for children in poverty.
Grammy award-winning Shakira was in Washington to sign a 300-million-dollar initiative with the World Bank aimed at helping young children in Latin America and the Caribbean, and stopped by the White House to meet officials.
Shakira
Shakira, 33, is a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and has been involved in several charitable projects, including a school to help disadvantaged youths in her home city of Barranquilla.
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