Prime Minister David Cameron , President Barack Obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and others watch the penalty shootout in the Chelsea v Bayern Munich Champions League final
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5:45: President Obama delivers a statement after the G8 summit at Camp David
7:10: PBO departs Camp David en route Joint Base Andrews
7:55: The President and First Lady depart Joint Base Andrews
9:45: Arrive Chicago
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President Obama, Ghanaian President John Atta Mills, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Eleni Gabre Madhin, CEO of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvede, participate in a luncheon on Food Security at the G-8 summit at Camp David
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Tomorrow (all times Eastern):
10:45: President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, McCormick Place, Chicago
1:35: Meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
2:30: Takes part in the official greeting of the North Atlantic Council Leaders
3:15: Speaks at the opening session of the North Atlantic Council
8:40: Takes part in a NATO family photo
9:00: Attends a NATO working dinner
(Michelle Obama hosts a NATO spouses event at the Gary Comer Youth Center and later hosts the spouses dinner at the Art Institute)
President Obama, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev listen to Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel during the start of the first working session of the G8 Summit at Camp David
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First Lady Michelle Obama gives a tour of the White House to (from left) Laureen Harper (wife of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen), Elsa Monti (wife of Italian PM Mario), Valerie Trierweiler (partner of French President Francois Hollande), Geertrui Windels (wife of European Union President Herman Van Rompuy) and Hitomi Noda (wife of Japanese PM Yoshihiko)
From right: First Lady Michelle Obama, Hitomi Noda, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, and Valerie Trierweiler, partner of French President Francois Hollande, listen to the White House curator
Valerie Trierweiler (R), companion of France’s President Francois Hollande
From left: The White House curator, Valerie Trierweiler and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s wife Hitomi
11:45: Holds a bilateral meeting with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, McCormick Place, Chicago
1:35: Meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
2:30: Takes part in the official greeting of the North Atlantic Council Leaders
3:15: Participates in the opening session of the North Atlantic Council
8:40: Takes part in a NATO family photo
9:00: Attends a NATO working dinner
(Michelle Obama hosts a NATO spouses event at the Gary Comer Youth Center and later hosts the spouses dinner at the Art Institute)
Next week:
Monday: The President will attend meetings at the NATO Summit in Chicago. Later in the day, he will travel to Joplin, Missouri, where he will deliver the commencement address at Joplin High School. He will return to Washington, DC, in the evening.
Tuesday: Attends meetings at the White House.
Wednesday: Travels to Colorado Springs to deliver the commencement address at the Air Force Academy. The President will then travel to Denver for a campaign event. In the evening, he will travel to California for campaign events in Atherton and Redwood City. He will spend the night in San Jose.
Thursday: Attends a campaign event in Palo Alto, California. The President will then travel to the Newton, Iowa, area to deliver remarks on the economy at an official event. Later, he will attend a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, before returning to Washington, DC, in the evening.
Friday: The President will attend meetings at the White House.
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Morning everyone. Thanks a million for all the kind words last night, and for the donations to the TOD fundraiser – you’re severely good people.
Right, put away your champagne and cheesy puffs, we have G8 and NATO summits to attend.
The Obama Diary 
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