By Sky News US Team
The White House has acknowledged it should have sent a higher-level representative to Sunday's unity march in Paris.
While leaders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa linked arms through the boulevards of Paris, the US was represented by its ambassador to France.
Attorney General Eric Holder was in Paris for security meetings but did not attend the march.
"I think it's fair to say that we should have sent someone with a higher profile", White House press secretary Josh Earnest said.
It was a rare admission of error from the White House, amid a storm of criticism over the lack of a high-profile US official.
Earlier, John Kerry tried to dismiss the criticism, saying he would travel to Paris this week to show solidarity with the French people.
"I really think that this is sort of quibbling a little bit."
"Our Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland was there and marched, our ambassador was there and marched, many people from the embassy were there and marched," the secretary of state said.
Mr Kerry said US officials, including himself and President Barack Obama, had been "deeply engaged" with French authorities almost immediately after the first attack occurred and had offered "our intel, our law enforcement and all of our efforts".
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