Foreign leaders to White House next week

The President will host 3 foreign leaders next week at the White House, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced today.

Tuesday, May 5th,  Mr. Obama will meet with the Israeli president,  Shimon Peres.

And on Wednesday, May 6th, he will  host a trilateral meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.  President Obama will also have separate meetings with both leaders to discuss relations between the United States and each of their respective countries.

This follows up on the commitment President Obama announced on March 27th to establish a standing trilateral dialogue between our three governments, said Gibbs.