President Obama's Schedule Today (11/11/09)
In the morning, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will host a Veterans Day breakfast in the East Room. The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will also attend. Later, the president and the first lady will visit Arlington National Cemetery where Mr. Obama will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns and then deliver remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater.
In the afternoon, the president will meet with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. Expected attendees include:
Vice President Biden
Secretary of State Clinton
Secretary of Defense Gates
Ambassador Susan Rice, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
General David Petraeus, U.S. Central Command
General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan
Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
General James Jones, National Security Advisory
Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor
John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Here's the full schedule from the White House (all times Eastern):
9:05AM: President Obama and Michelle Obama host Veterans Day breakfast
11:00AM: President Obama participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns
11:25AM: President Obama delivers remarks
2:30PM: President Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan
In the afternoon, the president will meet with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. Expected attendees include:
Vice President Biden
Secretary of State Clinton
Secretary of Defense Gates
Ambassador Susan Rice, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
General David Petraeus, U.S. Central Command
General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan
Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
General James Jones, National Security Advisory
Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor
John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Here's the full schedule from the White House (all times Eastern):
9:05AM: President Obama and Michelle Obama host Veterans Day breakfast
11:00AM: President Obama participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns
11:25AM: President Obama delivers remarks
2:30PM: President Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan
