Subject: POTUS Foreign Pool Report #1, 6/27/19 (Greetings from Osaka, Japan)
Konbanwa (or good evening) from the Osaka International (Itami) Airport where it’s been raining all day. There is a tropical cyclone approaching here...My shoes got soaked.
It’s my pleasure once again to be your foreign pool reporter here as a Japanese journalist covering the White House.
While waiting for AF1’s arrival here, I would like to share some background information about the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit.
This is first G20 in Japan.
According to the summit website, main themes are global economy, trade and investment, innovation, environment and energy, employment, women’s empowerment, development, and health.
According to the website and other sources, the list of G20 members and expected participants are below.
Argentina: President Macri
Australia: Prime Minister Morrison
Brazil: President Bolsonaro
Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau
China: President Xi
France: President Macron
Germany: Chancellor Merkel
India: Prime Minister Modi
Indonesia: President Joko
Italy: Prime Minister Conte
Japan: Prime Minister Abe
Mexico: Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ebrard
Republic of Korea: President Moon
Republic of South Africa: President Ramaphosa
Russia: President Putin
Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed
Turkey: President Erdogan
United Kingdom: Prime Minister May
United States of America: President Trump
European Union: President Tusk (European Council) and President Juncker (European Commission)
The list of invited guest countries/international organizations and expected participants are below.
Netherlands: Prime Minister Rutte
Singapore: Prime Minister Lee
Spain: President Sanchez
Vietnam: Prime Minister Phuc
ASEAN President (Thailand): Prime Minister Prayut
AU President (Egypt): President el-Sisi
Chile (APEC President): President Pinera
Senegal (NEPAD President): President Sall
United Nations (UN): Secretary-General Guterres
International Monetary Fund (IMF): Managing Director Lagarde
World Bank: President Malpass
World Trade Organization (WTO): Director-General Azevedo
International Labour Organization (ILO): Directror-General Ryder
Financial Stability Board (FSB): Chair Quarles
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Secretary-General Gurria
Asian Development Bank (ADB): President Nakao
World Health Organization (WHO): (can’t confirm the participant at this time)
Best regards,
Taka Abe
Subject: Out-of-town pool report #2 (WH denies McCain target of ’pastures’ comment, bilat rundown)
Air Force One, which was wheels up at Andrews at 2:06 p.m., landed in Anchorage at 4:47 p.m. Alaska time for refueling.
On the way, deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley visited the pool a couple times to outline bilateral/trilateral meetings in Osaka and to provide a comment about President Trump’s remarks earlier Wednesday about senators going on to “greener pastures.”
Gidley: “There’s been some confusion over who the president was talking about this morning when he mentioned some senator, senators who’ve passed on to greener pastures, or not so greener pastures. Some people in the media are speculating he was talking about Senator McCain. That’s absolutely ridiculous. He was talking specifically about Senators Corker and Flake.”
**June 27**
Dinner with Australian Prime Minister Morrison.
All times below are local to Osaka.
**June 28**
8:30 a.m. - Japanese Prime Minister Abe
9:15 a.m. - Abe and Indian Prime Minister Modi
9:35 a.m. - Modi
10:15 a.m. - German Chancellor Merkel
2 p.m. - Russian President Putin
3:30 p.m. - Brazilian President Bolsonaro
**June 29**
8:15 a.m. - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (working breakfast)
11:30 a.m. - Chinese President Xi
1 p.m. - Turkish President Erdogan