In Photos: Emmanuel Macron in Washington

 

Soldiers hold a rolled-up red carpet by a set of stairs before the Macrons’ arrival at Andrews air force base in Maryland.
Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

The Macrons are greeted after touching down in Maryland.
Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

The French president gives a Trump-style thumbs-up during a photo op at the White House.
Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Donald Trump responds with a thumbs-up of his own. In public, both countries are keen to emphasise their historic relationship – recalling that France was the first ally of American revolutionaries fighting for independence.
Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Emmanuel Macron embraces Melania Trump after getting the full red carpet treatment – payback for wooing the Trumps with military parades and a dazzling Eiffel Tower dinner in Paris last July.
Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters