Subject: 4:15PM EDT TODAY: White House to Hold Press Call on the President’s Trip to Asia
From: White House Press Office<[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 09:45:07 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

*FOR PLANNING PURPOSES*

May 19, 2016

*4:15PM EDT TODAY: White House to Hold Press Call on the Presidents Trip to Asia *

WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Thursday, May 19TH, at 4:15PM EDT, the White House will host an on-the-record press conference call to preview the Presidents trip to Vietnam and Japan. The President will travel to Vietnam and Japan May 21-28, on what will be his tenth trip to Asia. This trip will highlight the Presidents ongoing commitment to the U.S. Rebalance to Asia and the Pacific, designed to increase U.S. diplomatic, economic, and security engagement with the countries and peoples of the region.

This call is on-the-record and embargoed until the conclusion of the call.

*WHO:* Ambassador Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative

Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, National Security Council

Wally Adeyemo, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics

Dan Kritenbrink, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council

*WHAT:* On-the-record call to preview President Obamas trip to Vietnam and Japan 

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*WHEN:*TODAY, May 19, 2016 4:15PM EDT 

*RSVP:* Members of the media who wish to join this call should dial (800) 230-1766 and ask for the White House Call. No passcode is necessary. International participants should dial (612) 332-0107.

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