A VERY IMPORTANT GUEST
Guess who's going on a tour in the Far East? It's a very important man. Some say he is the most powerful man in the world. Wherever he goes, he is surrounded by bodyguards, Secret Service agents and officials.
That very important man is US President Barack Obama! AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB
It's President Barack Obama of the United States of America. He is travelling to Asia to take care of the USA's foreign policy with Asia. The US foreign policy is the way in which the United States carries on a relationship with other countries.
President Obama left Washington, USA on April 22, 2014 on Air Force One, the special United States Air Force aircraft that carries the President of the United States. During his week-long tour, he will visit Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. He arrived in Japan on April 23, 2014 where security was very tight.
Police officers close the road leading to the "Sukiyabashi Jiro" sushi restaurant where President Obama will have dinner. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA
While in Japan, the President will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to work on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is an agreement that is still under discussion, to manage the business, growth and co-operation between member countries which include Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, the US and some others.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet President Obama who is on a visit to Japan. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO
While in South Korea, President Obama will meet South Korean President Park Geun-Hye to discuss North Korea's worrying behaviour. (To find out more about some ways in which North Korea causes concern, click here.) Obama will also try to improve the relationship between South Korea and Japan. These two countries' presidents have barely spoken to each other for over a year because they disagree with each other on some complex issues regarding World War II.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
After that, Obama will travel to Malaysia to attend a state dinner, talk to Prime Minister Najib Razak and visit the National Mosque in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. He will also meet with young leaders from Southeast Asia.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN
While in the Philippines, Obama will speak with Philippine President Benigno Aquino and visit the World War II American cemetery. Hundreds of American prisoners of war died in the Philippines during World War II.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino. AFP PHOTO / Robert Vinas/ Malacanang Photo Bureau
Featured image: US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB
