President Obama welcomes a fellow head of state to the White House Thursday, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. The meeting comes at a key time for Italy's economy, which sustained significant GDP declines last year. Monti is likely to ask for support from the Unite States as he tries to avert a further descent into a depression.
In the evening, the president will hit the fundraising circuit, set to attend a high dollar reception at a private residence in Washington.
Full schedule:
EST
9:30AM Pool Call Time
11:15AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
2:45PM THE PRESIDENT welcomes Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy to the White House
Oval Office
Pool Spray at the Bottom (Final Gather 3:00PM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
7:10PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a campaign event
Private Residence, Washington, DC
Print Pool Coverage for Remarks Only (In-Town Travel Pool Gather Time 6:30PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
Briefing Schedule
TBD Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
CNN: Could you show some more respect for the person and the office. "President" affords the dignity and respect due the person in this position. "POTUS" does not.
Another brutal day. How does he do it?!?
He needs another vacation. Rough life.
what will obama take from us today...for votes...what sort of vote pandering today will we have to endure? How many babies will they loose in the middle east today...drones...what a mess.
Alexander Mooney, the "journalist" who wrote this wouldn't know real news if it hit him on the head.