Coming up at the White House and beyond ...

The president of the United States generally meets twice a year with the president of the European Commission -- once in Europe, once in the United States -- and the meeting occasionally takes on the trappings of a summit.

But with few major issues of disagreement dividing Europe and the United States -- and both working to ease the financial crisis sweeping the globe -- the next meeting will be largely low-key and out of view, save for a brief photo op at the start.

The EC president, Jose Manuel Barroso, and French President Nicholas Sarkozy will meet with President Bush on Saturday afternoon at Camp David, Md.

For the president's public schedule, click on Read Full Story ...

-- James Gerstenzang

Photo: Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release                                                                                             October 14, 2008

This Information Subject To Change

THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 | Sunday, October 19, 2008

Wednesday, October 15

9:00 am            THE PRESIDENT meets with his Cabinet

EDT                 Cabinet Room, The White House

                        POOL AT TOP

9:50 am            THE PRESIDENT participates in a Video Teleconference with Iraq Provincial

                        Reconstruction Team Leaders and Brigade Combat Commanders

                        Roosevelt Room, The White House

                        POOL AT BOTTOM

12:45 pm          THE PRESIDENT participates in a Lunch with Local Business Leaders

                        Grand Rapids Location | Grand Rapids, Michigan

                        CLOSED PRESS

2:25 pm            THE PRESIDENT attends a Congressional Trust 2008 Reception

                        Private Residence | Ada, Michigan

                        CLOSED PRESS

                        RON: Washington, DC

Thursday, October 16

TBA Events

Friday, October 17

TBA Events

                        RON: Camp David

Saturday, October 18

3:10 pm            THE PRESIDENT welcomes the President of France and the President of the

European Commission to Camp David 

                        Camp David

                        POOL COVERAGE

Note: The President of France and the President of the European Commission

depart Camp David at 7:15 pm (CLOSED PRESS)

RON: Camp David

Sunday, October 19

                        RON: Washington, DC

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