The caretaker Taoiseach's concluded his visit to the United States, joking that he wished he didn't have to go back to face what he does.
Enda Kenny's curtailed his visit to Washington for St. Patrick's Day celebrations to return to Dublin for talks on forming a Government and head to Brussels for an EU leaders summit.
Last night in the White House Enda Kenny presented President Barack Obama with a 1916 themed Waterford crystal bowl of Shamrock.
And at the final event of the day - a reception by the Irish Ambassador - Mr Kenny felt it was time for a joke:
