In today’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced that President Obama will be traveling to multiple countries in Asia in November.
Here’s the itinerary according to Gibbs:
November 12-13: Tokyo, Japan
November 13-15: Singapore, for a meeting of 10 Southeast Asian nations
November 15-18: Beijing and Shanghai, China
November 18-19: Seoul, South Korea
Gibbs noted that while Obama is not visiting Indonesia on this trip, he spoke with President Susilo Yudhoyono at the recent G20 summit in Pittsburgh about his intention to visit the country next year.