The First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama celebrated on Wednesday (March 23) 'milestones' Argentina has set with women in power during a parallel event as she and U.S. President Barack Obama begin a two-day visit. <br /> <br />During the 'Let Girls Learn' event in Buenos Aires, the First Lady said that the South American country has reached milestone the U.S. has yet to reach. <br /> <br />"I want to remind you that here in Argentina where your parliament has one of the highest percentages of women in the world and where you've had a woman president and now have a woman vice president, milestones that my own country has yet to achieve. You have a long history of women whose lives are a powerful answer to those questions," she said, sparking applause from the audience of young women. <br /> <br />Earlier in the day, President Obama met with Argentina's new center-right leader President Mauricio Macri in a visit to reset diplomatic relations and strengthen trade ties after years of tension between the two countries. <br /> <br />Thousands of people cheered Obama's motorcade as it made its way along Buenos Aires' tree-lined boulevards, handing the U.S. leader a friendlier reception than his predecessor George W. Bush, whose presence at a Summit of the Americas in 2005 was met with protests and snubbed by the-then President Nestor Kirchner. <br /> <br />Obama and Macri shook hands warmly at the Casa Rosada presidential palace before heading into their talks. <br /> <br />Obama's two-day visit marks a rapprochement after more than a decade of sour relations and is a sign of support for Macri's investor-friendly reforms aimed at opening up Latin America's No. 3 economy.
