Meeting Before the Summit
On Sunday, before the Nuclear Summit officially began, the president held separate bilateral meetings with South African President Jacob Zuma, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani of Pakistan. Obama also spoke with Nigerian acting president Goodluck Jonathan on the phone at Blair House.
Nuclear Summit
On Monday, President Obama and leaders from 46 other nation will meet in D.C. for the Nuclear Security Summit. During the meeting, the world leaders will talk about ways they can secure nuclear material around the world. In addition, Obama will hold separate bilateral meetings with King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Hu Jintao of China and other leaders.
Working Dinner
In the evening, the president will host a working dinner for all of the Heads of Delegation in the Washington Convention Center Dining Room. Pictured: World leaders applaud Vice President Joe Biden at one of the Nuclear Security Summit’s luncheon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Second Day
The President will continue participating in the Nuclear Security Summit.
Financial Reform
On Wednesday, Obama will meet at the White House with Republican and Democratic lawmakers to discuss financial reform.
Trip to Florida
The president will travel to Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday to speak at the Kennedy Space Center. He’s scheduled to talk about the exciting new plans the White House has in store of the NASA and the future of the United States in space projects.
Meetings
Back in D.C. on Friday, Obama will attend meetings at the White House.
Ditching the Press
On Saturday, the president caused a bit of a stir when he ditched his press pool to watch one of his daughter’s soccer games. Usually, whenever the president travels anywhere members of the White House press corps go with him to report on his activities. But on this day he left two hours before the press arrived. Some early arriving reporters tried to catch up with Obama after he left, but by the time they got to the game, the president had already left.
Golfing in the Afternoon
The president spent time playing golf at Fort Belvoir with assistant press secretary Ben Finkenbinder, aide Marvin Nicholson and trip director and aide Eugene Kang Saturday afternoon. (Picture from a previous golf outing in Martha’s Vineyard)
In First Lady News…
On Tuesday, Mrs. Obama embarks on her first official solo trip out of the country as first lady when she visits Mexico City, Mexico. She will be in the nation until April 15.
2nd Day in Mexico
On Wednesday the First Lady will travel to Los Pinos to visit the residence of President Felipe Calderón and his Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala. After meeting privately with Zavala, Mrs. Obama will tour the Museo Nacional de Antropologia (National Museum of Anthropology) with her. Two previously met when Zavala visited the U.S. in February.
Visiting Mexico’s Young People
After touring the museum, Mrs. Obama will visit students and teachers at Escuela Siete de Enero, a public elementary school that serves low-income students. The First Lady will then head to the Universidad Iberoamericana to deliver remarks in front of college and high school students from around Mexico City. She’ll attend a reception with women leaders in Los Pinos afterwards and then eat dinner with the Mexican president and First Lady. Mrs. O is shown here at a Cinco de Mayo celebration in D.C
Visiting the Embassy
On Thursday, Mrs. Obama will host on event thanking employees and families of the United State Embassy at the Sheraton Maria Isabel. Later, she will host a roundtable breakfast discussion with Mexico’s young leaders at La Hacienda de los Morales, an event center. Mrs. Obama will leave the nation after the discussion.
Let’s Move!
Before heading back to the east coast, Mrs. Obama will make a stop in San Diego California for a Let’s Move event. The First Lady launched the initiative back in February in an effort to combat childhood obesity across the United States.
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