March 5th, 2009
03:31 PM ET
13 years ago
President, first lady to head to Europe in late March
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will head to Europe at the end of the month, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced Thursday.
The first couple will visit the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic on a trip from March 31 to April 5.
The president will visit Europe to attend the G-20 economic summit as well as a NATO event, Gibbs said.
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Wow, they will make the US look so good after so many years of the Bush mess.
Great Job to the President and the First Lady,
I hope you have a safe and productive trip!! Keep up the good work both of you and continue to send a positive message to America and the world what non-whites in this country can accomplish.
Let's hear the Republicans say he's running away from the country in its time of need to hobnob with European snobs...
President Obama you deserve a vacation!
But only if you get the dow down to 6000 by the end of March.
Great Job!
The whole world loves them!!! And are we sooo lucky God sent him to us!! We have this one chance to get ourselves out from under a very greedy mess. Lets listen to President Obama and his team. They really are doing their level best to get us and the world back on track!!
WE NEED national health(to get our manufacturing base back), wind, solar(get rid of foreign oil) and good public education(to keep us with the World).
GREAAAAT!!!! We're suffering under an economic firestorm and the Obama's are off for their European Vacation at the taxpayers expense??
No doubt Obama will be getting much needed advice from other socialist leaders on how to run a socialist government.
I wonder if they will be treated as poorly as Gordon Brown and his wife were when they came to America
With E.U harmony under severe strain presently, a visit by the pres,and first Lady just might prove to become a much needed "purker -up" for the region,as well as deserved break for the First couple.
I can't wait to here the right wing nut jobs complain about a trip to the G-20 summit and a NATO event. If they can complain about a swing set for two little girls, they will complain about everything.
Have a safe trip Mr. President. Let the members of the G-20 know that we apologize for the last 8 years of Dubya and that CHANGE is here.
Brian Crooks, let's get read to hear from the Repugs...you got that right.
I hope they have a fantastic time. Send me a postcard my beautiful family.
We will once again see how an AMERICAN Leader is received with respect and love. The last time I saw that was JFK and Reagan.
European countries will embrace President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with open arms and I'm just loving it.
I can't wait to see what teh Repubs will say about this especially since Mrs Obama is going too. I'm sure they will say why does she have to go. Just to inform. in a lot of European countries, its considered polite to bring your spouse along with you on these kinds of trips, but i'm sure there's alot that are going to complain about it.
They will be received like royality.
Its time to do some cleanup in abroad too
Save my 401K Plan Mr President it has lost 60% of its value and it keeps falling. MY brokers tell me your spending policies are killing the stock market.
Europe loves the Obamas. I'm glad they're getting away from a lot of the hate in the fringe parts of America for a little while.
Call it a 'fact finding' trip. Just how DO those Socialists REALLY do business...maybe he can turn the country around by jumping fully on board after seeing how 'the other side' lives...
Sound off from the right wing nuts in 3.....2....1....
may be the europeans are not snobs but have more brain than the republicans
go obama's!!!!
Adam
How do you know how PM Brown was treated? Were you there you idiot!!! I't amazes me how people like you always running your negative mouth. SHUT UP CLOWN!!!
And she has to go because why???? Is this the spring vacation she referred to regarding the dog? Oh, do we have to pay for the spring vacation, too????