Obama offers praise for German leader after White House meeting

October 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama "dropped in" on a meeting that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was having with a top White House official Tuesday. According to a statement released by the White House, Obama joined the meeting Talabani was having with National Security Advisor General Jim Jones.

October 6th, 2009 White House: Delay of Dalai Lama meeting mutualWASHINGTON — The White House says the decision to delay a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama was mutual. The Tibetan spiritual leader is in Washington to receive an award, but won't meet with the president.

October 6th, 2009 Obama offers assurances to Iraqi presidentWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is assuring the president of Iraq that the U.S. remains committed to working with Iraq to promote its security, political progress and economic development.

September 21st, 2009 Gibbs: 'No grand expectations' for Mideast talksWASHINGTON — The White House says it has "no grand expectations" for President Barack Obama's meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Obama will meet separately with each leader, then hold three-way talks while in New York City for meetings of the U.N.

September 10th, 2009 Whu: Iranian leader unlikely to go to Obama eventWASHINGTON — The White House says it's unlikely Iran's leader will be invited to a reception President Barack Obama will host in New York later this month. The reception for world leaders will take place during the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

August 25th, 2009 German official: GM still wants to sell OpelBERLIN — A German government official says General Motors Co.'s negotiator has made clear during a meeting with federal and state officials that the automaker is still interested in selling its European Opel unit. The government official says that new management at GM has been requiring more information on the pair of offers, therefore delaying a decision.

July 22nd, 2009 German gov't begins reviewing Opel offersFRANKFURT — The German government has begun reviewing offers for General Motors Co.'s Opel unit, officials said Wednesday, though its decision and the details of a deal are not expected soon. A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not permitted to talk to the media about the deals, said that GM and government officials were meeting in Berlin.

July 18th, 2009 Obama offers support to Indonesia's presidentWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has called Indonesia's leader to express support for the Indonesian government and people after suicide attacks at two hotels killed seven people. Obama spoke on Saturday with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SOO'-see-loh BAM'-bang yoo-doo-YOH'-noh).

July 9th, 2009 L'AQUILA, Italy — The White House says it is counting on Brazil to help convince Iran that it must keep its nuclear activities peaceful. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters that President Barack Obama noted Brazil's close trading ties with Iran when he met Thursday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

July 7th, 2009 Official: Obama, Putin established 'good relation'MOSCOW — A White House official says President Barack Obama and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin "formed the basis of a good relation" during a two-hour meeting at Putin's residence outside Moscow. Before heading to Russia last week, Obama told the Associated Press in an interview that Putin "has one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new." But after meeting the Russian leader, a senior administration official described Obama's reaction this way: "I would say he's very convinced that the prime minister is a man of today and he's got his eyes firmly on the future." The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss the private details of the meeting, said Obama and Putin shared concerns about terrorism and nuclear proliferation.

June 26th, 2009 Obama, Merkel to meet Friday at White HouseWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House. During a meeting Friday in the Oval Office and a working lunch, the two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of subjects, including the war in Afghanistan and economic policy in the midst of the worldwide recession.

June 26th, 2009 No serious contention likely in Obama-Merkel talksWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel probably will hold to their disparate views on the Afghanistan war and economic policy in the midst of worldwide financial problems during a meeting Friday. Despite touchy subjects, the two seemed to hit it off well during Obama's ceremonial visits this month to the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald and to Dresden, the German city firebombed by the Allies during World War II.

June 18th, 2009 Obama meets Germany's Merkel next weekWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet in Washington on June 26. The formal announcement said the president "looks forward to welcoming" the German leader for discussions "on a broad agenda of global issues of mutual concern." Merkel has been critical of some Obama policies as he tries to pull the United States out of the deep economic recession.

March 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama met with former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev here last Friday, the White House has confirmed. The meeting was not on Obama's official daily schedule.

January 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush will host former presidents and his successor, Barack Obama, at the White House for a private meeting during lunch Wednesday, the White House said.