Staff Reporter |
After
two months of tackling the economic crisis at home, President Barack
Obama heads to Europe today for his first overseas trip since his
inauguration.
Last summer, candidate Obama traveled overseas and spoke to a huge crowd of more than 200,000 people in Germany, prompting his opponent, Senator John McCain, to complain that Obama was "the biggest celebrity in the world."
Today Obama returns to Europe as president to participate in this week's G20 meeting and to meet other heads of state at a time when the U.S. is attempting to lead the world through a difficult global economic crisis.
The U.S. has launched several new initiatives in the past two months that will affect the G20 members, including the new troop buildup in Afghanistan, a massive domestic stimulus plan with a limited "buy American" provision, and a reversal of Bush administration policies on climate change, torture, and the detention of enemy combatants.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had originally planned to use the summit as an opportunity to launch a new economic world order, but since that time expectations have dampened for the one-day event.
The world will also be looking at Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States, representing a bold new image after 8 years of President George W. Bush. Bush was widely unpopular internationally, in part because of the war in Iraq. Obama, on the other hand, is extremely popular in Europe and elsewhere, according to public opinion surveys.
The president will be traveling with First Lady Michelle Obama, marking the first time the world will get to see an African American first lady up close, and many cultural observers will be watching her style and fashion as she graces the international stage for the first time in her new capacity.
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