Bilaterals with Merkel, Sarkozy, Kirchner...
President Obama departs the White House this evening at 6:45 PM to travel to the G20 Summit in Cannes, France, the fifth G20 he has attended since taking office. The President will have at least three bilateral meetings during the summit, according to the White House. Click here for the White House briefing on the trip.
On Thursday, the President will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom he honored with a State Dinner last June, and with French President Nicolas Sarkozy (who he sent to Ben's Chili Bowl during one White House visit).
"These are obviously the two largest economies in the Eurozone and two leaders that the president has been in very close contact with over the last weeks and months," National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters on Monday.
There will also be a working lunch and a working dinner with G20 leaders.
The full Thursday schedule:
CET
7:25AM THE PRESIDENT arrives Cote D’Azur Airport
Nice, France
9:30AM THE PRESIDENT arrives Espace Riviera and is greeted by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
9:35AM THE PRESIDENT attends a bilateral meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy of France
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
10:50AM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany
InterContinental Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France
12:10PM THE PRESIDENT meets with L20 International Labor Leaders
InterContinental Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France
12:50PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Espace Riviera and is greeted by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
1:00PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a working lunch with G-20 leaders
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
2:30PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a G-20 working session
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
4:05PM THE PRESIDENT participates in the G-20 family photo
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
Limited Travel Pool Spray
4:30PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a second G-20 working session
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
7:25PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Espace Riviera
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
7:30PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a working dinner with G-20 leaders
Espace Riviera, Cannes, France
On Friday, the President will meet with newly re-elected Argentine President Cristina Kirchner.
There "certainly there have been ups and downs in the U.S.-Argentina relationship in the past several years," Rhodes said, adding that the session will be an opportunity after Kirchner's reelection "to pivot the relationship toward a more positive direction."
The President will hold a news conference on Friday, the White House said, before he returns to Washington.
President Obama hosted the Pittsburgh G20 in 2009.
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