Restrepo,who has family ties to Colombia, also answered questions in Spanish from regional reporters, marking the first time in recent memory that a dual language press briefing was held at the White House.
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Mr Nesbitt said nothing should deflect from marking "the memory of two brave citizens".
Mr Plotnik and his colleagues placed a white cross above the elephants' right eyes and an invisible cross over the left eye, so that neither smell nor a memory of paint being applied should tell the elephants where the conspicuous marking was.