Showing posts with label obama italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label obama italy. Show all posts

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Obama Speaks on G8 Agreement to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

Obama said it's no small task for world leaders to agree on how to reduce emissions and it's even more difficult in a global recession. Ultimately, the choice is to shape the future, or let events shape the future for us.

Michelle Obama Visits Earthquake Zone in Italy

First lady Michelle Obama visited the earthquake zone in L'Aquila Thursday, along with a group of G-8 spouses that included the UK's Sarah Brown, India's Gursharan Kour, Sweden's Filippa Reinfeldt and Nompumelelo Ntuli, one of South African President Jacob Zuma's wives, according to a pool report. Politico

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Obama and Putin Power Breakfast

Next up, the G8 Summit in Italy.
July 8-10: Obama will attend the G8 in Italy (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States).
July 10: Obama meets the Pope
July 10-11: Obama will visit Ghana
Chuck Todd says Obama got lectured by Putin:

Russians are skeptical at best about the U.S.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Obama to Meet the Pope

Outdoor White House meeting

Following the G8 Summit (read about that here), Obama will meet with the Pope:
Vatican officials said the U.S. leader will have an afternoon audience with the Pope in the Vatican after the conclusion of a July 8-10 summit of Group of Eight industrial nations, due to take place in the Italian city of L'Aquila.

"The Pope is ready to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in the afternoon of July 10," deputy Vatican spokesman Ciro Benedettini told Reuters. Read more
Obama's upcoming travel schedule:
July 6-8: Obama will be in Russia meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
July 8-10: Obama will attend the G8 in Italy (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States).
July 10-11: Obama will visit Ghana