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TOPIC: U.S. Presidency
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Obama: The First 100 DaysPhoto of Barack Obama
RESOURCES Posted March 31, 2009    
Obama's European Trip

London: At the G20 Economic Summit

April 1: As the G20 ceremonies get underway, President Barack Obama holds a series of meetings with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao, British Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Queen Elizabeth II.

April 2: President Obama attends the G20 summit and holds meetings with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

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NATO Summit in Strasbourg, France and Kehl, Germany

April 3: President Obama meets with French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the French-German border. That afternoon, he gives a speech and answers some questions from European students. In the evening, a NATO working dinner is scheduled.

April 4: President Obama takes part in a full day of NATO North Atlantic Council meetings to discuss challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan plus a new strategic concept for NATO. In the evening, the U.S. delegation travels to Prague, Czech Republic, for a summit with the European Union.

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Prague, Czech Republic

April 5: President Obama meets with Czech President Vaclav Klaus, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and former President Vaclav Havel. He will also meet with José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission chief, and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. During the EU-U.S. summit, Mr. Obama is expected to speak about nuclear proliferation and participate in discussions about energy, climate change, Iran and other topics.

Ankara, Turkey

April 6: President Obama meets with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan then heads to Istanbul.

Istanbul, Turkey

President Obama will meet with local cultural leaders and host a roundtable meeting with students.

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Iraq:

Obama's delegation made a surprise stop in Baghdad at the end of his European trip, his first trip to a warzone since becoming president. "There is still a lot of work to do here," he declared in a meeting with troops.

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-- Sources: White House, wire services

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  Main: Obama: The First 100 Days
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NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
White House Web Site
After a major policy announcement that the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end in 2010, President Barack Obama spoke with Jim Lehrer about Afghanistan, Iraq and the challenges of his new office.
WHITE HOUSE WEB SITE
The Obama administration has pledged a new era of transparency in government and is expected to provide a new array of online resources to the public.
CONGRESS ON YOUTUBE
Both houses of Congress have established new channels on YouTube, in an effort to increase direct engagement between lawmakers and their constituents.
POLITIFACT.COM
PolitiFact.com, a project of the St. Petersburg Times, is tracking President Obama’s progress on fulfilling more than 500 promises he made on the campaign trail.
  
 
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