Barack Obama?s schedule in India

President Barack Obama will visit India from 6-9 November 2010 on the invitation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

He will be accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama, and a high-level delegation likely to include his National Security Adviser Tom Donillon; Timothy Geithner, Secretary of Treasury; Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce; Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture; Rajiv Shah Administrator of USAID, and others. A large business delegation and media delegation are also accompanying the President.

President Obama will reach Mumbai in the forenoon of 6 November.

He will begin his program by paying homage to the victims of the terrorist attack in Mumbai, visit Mani Bhavan to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi – his admiration for Gandhiji is well known – and attend a Business Summit organized by the US India Business Council in association with FICCI and CII.

On 7th November he will address a ?Town Hall? meeting and associated events at the St Xavier?s College, and celebrate Diwali at a Primary School.

He will leave Mumbai and reach Delhi in the afternoon of 7th November. His program includes a brief visit to Humayun?s tomb. He will be the guest of honour at a dinner hosted by Prime Minister and his wife Gursharan Kaur.

The official component of President Obama?s visit is on 8th November beginning with the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, followed by a visit to Raj Ghat.

President Obama and Prime Minister will meet in the forenoon and discuss bilateral, regional and global developments of mutual concern. They will also discuss how to expand the strategic framework of Indian-US relations on the basis of our shared values and interests.

Prime Minister will be assisted by Ministers of Finance, Agriculture, Defence, Home, External Affairs, Human Resource Development, Commerce and Industry, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, National Security Adviser, myself and our Ambassador to USA.

On conclusion of the Summit level meeting, they will preside over the meeting of the India-US CEO Forum.

Thereafter the two leaders will address a Joint Press Conference. In the afternoon, the Vice-President, Leader of Opposition and Chairperson UPA Sonia Gandhi will call on President Obama.

That evening President Obama will address a joint session of both houses of our Parliament, in the Central Hall. His official program concludes with a meeting with President, and a State Dinner for him and the First Lady at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Obama leaves Delhi in the forenoon of 9 November 2010 for Indonesia.