President Obama official schedule and guidance, June 15, 16, 2013. Belfast, Northern Ireland

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 14, 2013

WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 AND SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

On Saturday, the President has no public events scheduled.

On Sunday evening, the President and the First Family will depart for Belfast, Northern Ireland. The departure from the South Lawn is open press.

Saturday’s In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: CBS

Print: Washington Post

Radio: SRN

Sunday’s In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: CNN

Print: Washington Times

Radio: Sirius XM

Sunday’s Out-of-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: CNN

Print: Tribune

Radio: Voice of America

Saturday, June 15, 2013

EDT

10:00AM Pool Call Time

Sunday, June 2, 2013

EDT

11:30AM In-Town Pool Call Time

9:20PM THE PRESIDENT and the First Family depart the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

South Lawn

Open Press (Final Gather 9:00PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

9:35PM THE PRESIDENT and the First Family depart Joint Base Andrews en route Belfast, Northern Ireland

Joint Base Andrews (Out-of-Town Travel Pool Gather Time 8:00PM – Virginia Gate, Joint Base Andrews)

Schedule for the Week of June 17, 2013

On Monday morning, the President and the First Family will arrive in Belfast, where he will deliver remarks and engage with the people of Northern Ireland and highlight the hard work, dialogue, and institutional development they have undertaken together to advance peace and prosperity. Mrs. Obama will introduce the President at this event. The President will then meet with Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of the G8 Summit. Later, the President will attend the G-8 Summit at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, hosted by Prime Minister Cameron, from June 17-18. The Summit and related meetings will provide the President and his fellow world leaders an opportunity to address pressing economic, political, and security challenges around the globe and to promote the advancement of trade and greater transparency among G-8 members and the developing world. On Monday evening, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.

On Tuesday evening, following the G-8, the President and the First Family will travel to Berlin, Germany, for an official visit to reaffirm the strong ties between the United States and Germany, our vital ally and economic partner. The President and the First Family will remain overnight in Berlin.

On Wednesday, the President looks forward to meeting with President Gauck and Chancellor Merkel to discuss a wide range of bilateral and global issues. Later that afternoon, at the invitation of Chancellor Merkel, President Obama will speak at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin about the deep and enduring bonds between the United States and Germany, the vital importance of the transatlantic alliance, and the values that bind us together. On Wednesday evening, the President and the First Family will return to the White House.

On Thursday and Friday, the President will attend meetings at the White House.

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