Obama to Skip EU Summit, Scale Back Foreign Travel

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As he focuses more on domestic issues, such as the economy and health care, President Obama plans to make fewer overseas trips in 2010.

As part of a scaled back travel schedule, the White House said the president would skip an annual summit with the European Union this summer, according to The Wall Street Journal.

It was not announced what, if anything, might replace the U.S.-EU meeting, which has been held since 1991. The summit could be rescheduled for fall or the Obama administration might invite Europeans to Washington.

Obama had a record-setting year of foreign travel in 2009. He made a total of ten trips to 21 nations, more than any previous president in his first year, according to CBS News.

Administration officials said the president would consolidate travel when possible in 2010 and make trips to places he hasn't visited yet. He's expected to travel to Asia this spring, to South Africa this summer and to Portugal for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in the fall, the Journal reported.

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