 Farouk declared war on the Axis Powers, long after the fighting in Egypt's Western Desert had ceased.On 13 February 1945, Farouk met President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States on abroad the cruiser USS "Quincy", anchored in the Great Bitter Lake.Farouk seemed confused by the purpose of the meeting with Roosevelt, talking much about how after the war he hoped more American tourists would visit Egypt and Egyptian-American trade would increase.