President Obama joins list of world leaders to snub Sochi Olympics

December 18, 2013

President Obama and Vice President Biden have joined the list of world leaders to snub the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Leading the United States delegation in the president’s place will be former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, along with the president’s deputy chief of staff for policy, the deputy secretary of the State Department, and other officials.

The group will be joined by tennis champion and former Olympic coach Billie Jean King and Brian A. Boitano, an Olympic gold medalist in figure skating.

The White House delivered a strong message of opposition to Russia’s anti-gay laws Tuesday with the announcement of its delegation to the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics. The announcement from the White House comes days after French President Francois Hollande said he would not be attending the winter games; joining German President Joachim Gauck and European Union Commissioner Viviane Reding in the apparent symbolic boycott.

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