1945, Feb. 13: US President Franklin Roosevelt & Emperor Haile Selassie aboard USS Q
US President Franklin Roosevelt and Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie aboard USS Quincy (CA-71) in the Great Bitter Lake.
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie visits USS Quincy (CA-71) underway in Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt to meet US President Franklin Roosevelt following the Yalta Conference during World War II. US Honor Guards of marines and sailors await arrival of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Haile Selassie boards ship followed by US Navy Admiral William Leahy. Selassie is greeted by President Roosevelt and daughter Anna Boetigger. Selassie and Roosevelt seated on deck, hold a conversation. Selassie tours the ship with Captain Elliot M. Senn and Admiral Brown. Location: Egypt Suez Canal. Date: February 13, 1945.
