Obama's Schedule in South Korea Nov. 11

The times posted are eastern time.

12:00 AM	The President and President Lee hold a joint press conference Local Event Time: 2:00 PM KST Blue House, Seoul, South Korea Expanded Pool Press
1:30 AM	The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Hu Local Event Time: 3:30 PM KST Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seoul, South Korea Pool Spray at the Top
3:00 AM	The President holds a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Merkel Local Event Time: 5:00 PM KST Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
4:35 AM	The President attends the G-20 official welcome reception Local Event Time: 6:35 PM KST National Museum of Korea Travel Pool Coverage
5:00 AM	The President attends G-20 working dinner Local Event Time: 7:00 PM KST National Museum of Korea Closed Press

World Leader To Obama: Explain the Hitler Mustache

I'll explain it to Mr. or Ms. World leader: America has an obnoxious yet small minority of irrational idiots who equate universal health care with the tyranny of Hitler. They are people who lack common sense, civility and a basic knowledge of history. Obama told the tale last night during his speech to the black caucus (watch the full speech here).

"I was up at the G20 -- just a little aside -- I was up at the G20, and some of you saw those big
flags and all the world leaders come in and Michelle and I are shaking hands with them," the
president said. "One of the leaders -- I won't mention who it was -- he comes up to me. We take
the picture, we go behind.
"He says, 'Barack, explain to me this health care debate.'
"He says, 'We don't understand it. You're trying to make sure everybody has health care and
they're putting a Hitler mustache on you -- I don't -- that doesn't make sense to me. Explain that
to me.'" read more at ABC

Obama Reviews G20 Progress in Weekly Address Sept 25

Obamas Arrive in Pittsburgh for G20 Video

Obama Heads to G20 Summit in Pittsburgh Sept. 24

Update 9-25: See Obama's final speech and news conference here.

Update: More from the last day of the G20 here.
Obama arrives in Pittsburgh with Michelle tomorrow at 3:30 pm eastern. The Obamas will welcome leaders at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at 6 pm. At 7:30 Obama will attend a working dinner.
Obama's statement:

Michelle and I look forward to welcoming world leaders to the wonderful city of Pittsburgh on September 24th and 25th and we thank the people of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania for opening their city as a showcase to the world.

The Pittsburgh Summit is an important opportunity to continue the hard work that we have done in confronting the global economic crisis, and renewing prosperity for our people. Together, we will review the progress we have made, assess what more needs to be done, and discuss what we can do together to lay the groundwork for balanced and sustainable economic growth. Pittsburgh stands as a bold example of how to create new jobs and industries while transitioning to a 21st century economy. As a city that has transformed itself from the city of steel to a center for high-tech innovation –including green technology, education and training, and research and development – Pittsburgh will provide both a beautiful backdrop and a powerful example for our work.

It’s important to note how far we have come in preventing a global economic catastrophe. A year ago, our economy was in a freefall. Some economists were predicting a second Great Depression. Immediate action was required to rescue the economy. In the United States, we passed an historic Recovery Act that quickly put money in the hands of working families, and is putting Americans to work all across the country – including in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. That includes companies like East Penn Manufacturing, a third-generation family business which is now building batteries for the hybrid, energy efficient vehicles of the 21st century. That includes Serious Materials manufacturing plant outside of Pittsburgh that was shuttered last year, which is now rehiring the workers who lost their jobs and giving them a new mission: producing some of the most energy-efficient windows in the world. And at medical laboratories in Pittsburgh, scientists are making advances in tissue regeneration, which will help people across the globe, including our troops wounded in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The steps that we have taken to jumpstart growth have also been coordinated with our partners around the world. Industrial production throughout the G20 has either stabilized or is growing. Global trade is expanding. Stresses in financial markets have significantly abated and our financial institutions are raising needed capital.

But all of us must remember that our work is far from complete – not when our people are still looking for work. As the leaders of the world’s largest economies, we have a responsibility to work together on behalf of sustained growth, while putting in place the rules of the road that can prevent this kind of crisis from happening again. To avoid being trapped in the cycle of bubble and bust, we must set a path for sustainable growth while steering clear of the imbalances of the past. That will be a key part of the G20 agenda going forward and the Pittsburgh Summit can be an important milestone in our efforts.

In a place known as the city of bridges, we can come together to advance our common interest in a global recovery, while turning the page to a truly 21st century economy.

By working with our friends and partners from around the world, the U.S. is ready to help lead this effort in Pittsburgh and beyond.

If you're on Twitter, follow G20 tweets here.
Here is the White House G20 blog.

What's on the menu and more at ObamaFoodorama

Security at the G20

Obama to Attend G20 Summit in Pittsburgh

Robert Gibbs announced this at his press briefing today (I'll post when it's up).

The meeting will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Thursday 24 September and Friday 25 September.
April's G20 summit in London announced a $1.1tn (£691bn) rescue plan to help revive the world economy.
The September meeting is expected to monitor the implementation of the plan so far, and decide whether further measures are needed. BBC

Obama Speech on NATO Video

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Obama's Weekly Address April 4

Obama gives his weekly address from Air Force One:

G20 Leaders May Agree On Regulatory Reforms

Protests At G20 Await Obama

Obama will be in his element. In London, they think Michelle Obama is cool, can't remember Laura Bush's name. 

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Setting Up Obama for the Three Pointer

The media is reporting that Obama is facing a defiant world at the G20. Maybe. But does the world really expect a miracle? Or are they just hopeful he'll listen better than Bush?

“The rest of the world is yearning for him,” said Kenneth Rogoff, a Harvard economist. “On the one hand, they’ll all be criticizing him, and criticizing the American model. But they all want to hear that he does have a miracle to deliver.”

The quandary has left senior advisers to Mr. Obama scrambling to come up with a way for him to project both American power and the new cooperative international model that his aides have been promising.

Resentment of American capitalism? Even Americans are resenting capitalism at this point. 

NYT: President Obama is facing challenges to American power on multiple fronts as he prepares for his first trip overseas since taking office, with the nation’s economic woes emboldening allies and adversaries alike.

Despite his immense popularity around the world, Mr. Obama will confront resentment over American-style capitalism and resistance to his economic prescriptions when he lands in London on Tuesday for the Group of 20 summit meeting of industrial and emerging market nations plus the European Union.

The president will not even try to overcome NATO’s unwillingness to provide more troops in Afghanistan when he goes on later in the week to meet with the military alliance.

He seems unlikely to return home with any more to show for his attempts to open a dialogue with Iran’s leaders, who have, so far, responded with tough words, albeit not tough enough to persuade Russia to support the United States in tougher sanctions against Tehran. And he will be tested in face-to-face meetings by the leaders of China and Russia, who have been pondering the degree to which the power of the United States to dominate global affairs may be ebbing.

Mr. Obama is unlikely to push for specific commitments from other countries on stimulus spending to bolster their own economies, White House officials acknowledged Saturday in a teleconference call, despite the fact that administration officials would like to see European countries, in particular, increase their spending to try to prompt a global economic recovery.

Is Obama really expecting the rest of the world to fall in line?

WaPo: But if the U.S. president thought his popularity would cause foreign governments to fall quickly into line behind a new American leadership, experts warn, he could be in for a rude awakening.

The German government has resisted calls to deploy more combat troops to Afghanistan. Russia is pushing back against a NATO missile defense system in Poland. And the Czech prime minister last week described the U.S. plans for global economic recovery as the "road to hell."

All of this is setting Obama up for the three pointer. It seems to me he thrives in these kinds of prickly situations. He sort of has that balmy effect. We shall see.

Obama Readies For European Trip April 2

Update: See Obama's travel schedule here.

Barack Obama will make his debut as president on the world stage next week with calls for global economies to use government spending to jumpstart growth and work on a reshaping of the chaotic financial system.

The U.S. president's popularity will likely elicit a warm greeting Europeans when he travels to London for the summit of the Group of 20 major economies on April 2. His remedies for fixing the world economy could face a chillier reception.

European leaders have made clear they will not heed the U.S. call for deficit spending and may prod the United States to move further and more quickly to tighten financial rules.

China has talked of a possible alternative to the U.S. dollar's status as a global reserve currency, in a signal of weakening confidence in America's economic leadership. Read more at Reuters

Obama on the G20 Video

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