International affairs occupy Obama's schedule while the U.S. economy continues to struggle

Mr. Obama's agenda for the past week was primarily dedicated to meeting with the G8 leaders at Camp David and attending the NATO Summit in Chicago from Friday through Monday.

The Wednesday prior to these events, he worked on domestic United States business, by attending a roundtable discussion with small business owners, buying hoagies for informal lunch with both Democratic and Republican Congressional Leadership, meeting with Clinton, and awarding the Medal of Honor to fallen hero who was killed in Cambodia in 1970.

However, during the week, he did not meet with Senior Advisers, have any Daily Briefings, or greet sports teams. He delegated all fundraising activities to VP Biden who attended 5 events, and Mrs. Obama who attended one.

Below we've included two photographs illustrating the hard work that the President performed while participating in the G8 and NATO Summits (White House May 2012: Photo of the Day). The first shows Mr. Obama tossing a football at Soldier Field; and the second shows the various leaders watching " overtime shootout of the Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich Champions League final" at Camp David.

The following is a summary of the President's public activities for the week of Wednesday May 16 through Tuesday May 22 2012.

Today, Tuesday, May 22, 2012

• Mr. Obama has no public schedule listed
• VP Biden flies to Keene NH to deliver remarks at campaign event. Afterward, he will boards the plane again and fly to Boston MA in order to attend another campaign fundraising event.

Monday, May 21, 2012

• Mr. Obama spent the day in Chicago attending the NATO Summit. In the evening, he flew to Joplin MO and spoke at the Joplin High School Commencement Ceremony prior to returning to DC.
• Michelle Obama attended a campaign event in Cleveland OH

Sunday, May 20, 2012

• In Chicago, Mr. Obama participated in the NATO Summit

Saturday, May 19, 2012

• President Obama hosted working sessions, photo ops, and lunch with G8 Leaders at Camp David. At the end of the day, he departed DC and flew to Chicago IL

Friday, May 18, 2012

• Mr. Obama attended 2 late morning functions. First he delivered remarks at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security, and then at 11AM he held a bilateral meeting with President Francois Hollande of France. Around dinnertime, he traveled to Camp David for a variety of G8 functions.
• Mr. Biden attended a campaign event in Wilmington Delaware.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

• Mr. Obama had no public schedule
• Mr. Biden delivered remarks at a campaign event in Martins Ferry, Ohio.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

• President Obama attended a roundtable discussion with small business owners and SBA Administrator Karen Mills and then had informal lunch with Congressional Leadership. In the afternoon, he met with Clinton (Hillary we assume) and then awarded Medal of Honor to a soldier.
• VP Biden delivered remarks at a campaign event in Youngstown, Ohio.