BARBADOS TOUR U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Brent Hardt, Charge d'Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, tour Washington House in Bridgetown, Barbados, April 16, 2010. The house was named after George Washington, general and first U.S. president, who made his only visit outside North America to the global hub of commerce that was Barbados of 1751. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.07 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 921937-M-VWM25-629.jpg Photo Gallery