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Obama schedule for Tuesday, Dec. 10

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama board Air Force One on to depart for the memorial service of former South African President Nelson Mandela at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, December 9, 2013 . UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama board Air Force One on to depart for the memorial service of former South African President Nelson Mandela at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, December 9, 2013 . UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool | License Photo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama reach Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the White House said.

The daily schedule indicated Obama will deliver remarks at the National Memorial Service for Mandela, South Africa's first black president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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After the service, the president, the first lady and the traveling delegation will return to Washington.

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