Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Obama to Visit King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia June 3

Before his trip to Egypt June 4 (read about that here), Obama will stop first in Saudi Arabia.
President Barack Obama is adding a stop in Saudi Arabia next week to his travels through Egypt and Europe, as part of an appeal for renewed Middle East peace talks.

Obama will meet with Saudi's King Abdullah in Riyadh on June 3 to discuss an array of issues, including the pursuit of peace in the Middle East, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the threat of terrorism, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said today. Swamp