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Former US President Barack Obama took on a new high-profile role as Father Christmas on 19 December for a surprise visit to ill children at a Washington Hospital.
Sporting a festive Santa hat and armed with a sack of gifts, he delighted young patients at Children's National hospital with gifts and hugs.
"I just want to say thank you to all of you guys," Obama told the staff, who greeted him with rapturous cheers, in a video he shared on his Twitter account.
"We've had the chance to talk to some of the wonderful kids and their families. As the dad of two girls, I can only imagine the situation, to have nurses, staff, doctors and others who are caring for them, and looking after them, that's the most important thing there is," he added.
(with inputs from PTI, AFP)
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