Obama to Attend Asia Summit and Attempt to not Further Embarrass Self on World Stage

The White House announced the President will be away from the White House duties Oct. 6-12 for a trip described as "part of his ongoing commitment to increase U.S. political, economic and security engagement with the Asia Pacific", or I hope I don't look like a mental midget standing in the middle of all these short guys summit. 

Politico:

"He'll start the trip in Bali, to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders meeting. He missed last year's summit in Russia, which came weeks before the presidential election. Depending on the status of Syria talks, the summit could include a showdown between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who's also expected to attend. Obama will also hold a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono."

"Obama will then travel to Brunei for the U.S.-ASEAN Summit, the East Asia Summit (EAS) and a meeting with the Sultan of Brunei, who he hosted at the White House earlier this year. In Malaysia, Obama plans to meet with Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia and to deliver the keynote address to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, an effort Obama launched in 2009 to help promote job creation through entrepreneurship.

In the Phillippines, he'll meet with President Benigno Aquino III "to reaffirm the strong economic, people-to-people, and security links between our two countries."