WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will make his first international trip of the year in March, visiting Indonesia and Australia.
The trip will be somewhat of a homecoming for Obama, who spent several years in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, as a child. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Obama will formally launch a comprehensive partnership with Indonesia during the trip.
Obama will also mark the 70th anniversary of U.S.-Australia relations, and will discuss Afghanistan and nuclear nonproliferation with Australia’s leaders. Obama will also make a stop in the U.S. territory of Guam, where he will meet with U.S. military personnel on the island.
