Obama Cancels APEC Summit Trip, Sends Kerry Instead
President Barack Obama will not be attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali from Oct. 7-8 due to the on-going government shutdown, the White House said in an Oct. 3 release. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) leaders intend to conduct negotiations…
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on the sidelines of the summit. Despite the shutdown, the White House said in recent days the president still aimed to attend the summit (see 13100308). The president will now send Secretary of State John Kerry in his place. The president’s absence will hamper TPP negotiation progress, National Foreign Trade Council President Bill Reinsch said on Oct. 2.