At a press conference conference in Warsaw on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared to briefly nod off to the dulcet sounds of his translator earpiece. To make things more awkward for Kerry, he was in the audience of a press conference conducted by his boss, Barack Obama. At least Kerry fell asleep during Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski's response to a question. 
 
 Here's the video, via ABC News: 
 
 The joint press conference launched Obama's European tour this week, during which Obama announced a $1 billion plan to increase American military deployments to Europe: "Our commitment to Poland's security as well as the security of our allies in central and eastern Europe is a cornerstone of our own security and it is sacrosanct," Obama said. The president more directly addressed the Ukraine crisis on Tuesday, saying that if Putin was willing "I think it is possible for us to try to rebuild some of the trust that has been shattered," but that such a move would take "quite some time," as CNN reported. 
 
 Aside from that brief nap, Kerry was actually pretty busy in Poland today: ||||| Polish leaders praised President Barack Obama on Saturday for pushing ahead on issues of key importance to Warsaw: establishing a U.S. military presence in this central European country and making it easier for Poles to visit the United States. 
 
 U.S. President Barack Obama and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right,speak after a press conference following their meeting at the Prime Minister's Chancellery, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May... (Associated Press) 
 
 U.S. President Barack Obama and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, attend a press conference after their talks at the Prime Minister's Chancellery, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May 28, 2011,... (Associated Press) 
 
 President Barack Obama, left, and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk participates in a joint news conference at the Chancellery Building in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Associated Press) 
 
 President Barack Obama, let, and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrive for a joint news conference at the Chancellery Building in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Associated Press) 
 
 U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a press conference after talks with the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May 28, 2011, on the second day of Obama's visit to Poland.... (Associated Press) 
 
 President Barack Obama, left, and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk participates in a joint news conference at the Chancellery Building in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Associated Press) 
 
 Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during a joint news conference with President Barack Obama, not seen, at the Chancellery Building in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, May 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn... (Associated Press) 
 
 As Obama wrapped up his first visit to Poland, the White House said the U.S. plans to establish an Air Force detachment of U.S. F-16 fighter jets and C-130 Hercules aircraft in Poland in 2013. 
 
 "I believe a new stage is opening in Polish-U.S. relations, also in the area of the U.S. military presence in Poland," Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said in an interview after Obama's visit. 
 
 Poland and the U.S. are NATO allies and already cooperate closely, but Poland wants a stronger U.S. military presence on its soil as a way of enhancing its security. 
 
 "The order of magnitude is not really large, but the gesture is very significant," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a joint news conference with Obama. 
 
 An analyst said having American "boots on the ground" has as symbolic aspect but that it's importance goes beyond that. "It means the commitment is larger than the commitment through NATO," said Marcin Zaborowski, director of the Polish Institute of International Affairs. 
 
 Obama also said he backs legislation sponsored by several members of the U.S. Congress that could ease travel restrictions for Poles _ a key issue in Polish-U.S. ties. 
 
 Obama noted that Poland currently does not meet criteria to enter the visa waiver system, and that "I could not simply waive the law." But he said the legislation he backs would change the criteria and should "resolve this issue in a way that is satisfactory to Poland but also meets the security concerns of the United States." 
 
 To a Polish reporter who asked when Poles could expect to shop on Fifth Avenue in New York, Obama said: "We very much want you to shop on Fifth Avenue and anywhere else in the United States." 
 
 President Komorowski said he felt "great satisfaction" that Obama presented "specific ideas for solving this problem that unnecessarily burdens Polish-American relations." 
 
 Currently, Poles must have a visa to enter the United States, a source of much dissatisfaction for years now. Many Poles feel they should have earned the right to visa-free travel to the U.S. given the nation's strong alliance with the U.S. and its support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
 
 "The issue of visas exemplifies that there is a lack of reciprocity in this relationship. ... If you can't travel there (without a visa) you feel kind of humiliated," said Zaborowski. He added that while Poles will welcome Obama's promise to push the matter in Congress, ultimately Poles will judge him on the results. 
 
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 Monika Scislowska contributed to this report.
– It's not that weird that a 70-year-old man traveling overseas and working long hours to boot would nod off at an inappropriate time. But when it happens to be Secretary of State John Kerry while attending a news conference with President Obama and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, the cameras are bound to notice. As ABC's did here. At least the brief power nap came during the Polish president's answer, notes the Wire.