Look who's back! Barack Obama makes surprise appearance at Joe Biden's White House state dinner for Kenya

Former President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at President Joe Biden's state dinner for the president of Kenya. Former President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken chat the Bidens' state dinner for the president of Kenya Earlier Thursday, Obama, whose late father was Kenyan, met with Ruto at Blair House, the ornate guest house across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, where foreign dignitaries often stay. Barack Obama was at a reception at the White House and decided to walk down to the tent holding the state dinner to say hi Biden left as President Joe Biden was giving his toast, slipping out a side door Former presidents tend not to be invited to White House state dinners in order to not overshadow the current Oval Office occupant. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden enter the outdoor pavilion with Kenya's President William Ruto and first lady Rachel Ruto Kenyan President William Ruto and President Biden give their toasts at the head table The Howard University Gospel Choir performs in a glass pavilion on the South Lawn where the state dinner took place Obama made history as the country's first black president when he was elected in 2008.