Pool Reports of November 13, 2022

Travel pool report #1 - checking in

Good morning from Phnom Penh, where your pool has been covid tested and swept. There is lots of chatter about Nevada being called this morning (or Saturday evening in DC).

We are getting ready to depart to the Sokha Hotel for President Biden's second and final day at ASEAN. Schedule below:

Sunday, November 13, 2022

In the morning, the President will participate in the East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This event at the Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia will be covered by the out-of-town pool.

In the afternoon, the President will hold meetings and a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea to continue enhancing trilateral cooperation throughout the Indo-Pacific, particularly in regard to our joint efforts to address the ongoing threat posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs. The trilateral meeting will have an out-of-town pool spray.

In the evening, the President will travel to Bali, Indonesia for the G20 Leaders' Summit. In Bali, the President will commend President Widodo's leadership of the G20 and highlight the U.S. commitment to this premier forum for economic cooperation with countries representing more than 80% of the world's GDP. He will work with G20 partners to address key challenges such as climate change, the global impact of Putin's war on Ukraine, including on energy and food security and affordability, and a range of other priorities important to the global economic recovery and building a sustainable and inclusive global economy. The departure from Phnom Penh International Airport, Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the arrival to Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Indonesia will be covered by the out-of-town pool.

Briefing Schedule

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route Bali, Indonesia

IDT

9:30 AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time

10:15 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in the East Asia Summit
Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Out-of-Town Pool

1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan
Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Closed Press

2:45 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a meeting with President Yoon Suk?yeol of the Republic of Korea
Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Closed Press

3:30 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea
Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Out-of-Town Pool Spray

4:55 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Phnom, Penh, Cambodia en route Bali, Indonesia
Phnom Penh International Airport, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Out-of-Town Pool

CIT

9:30 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Bali, Indonesia
Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Indonesia
Out-of-Town Pool

Travel pool report #2 - heads up on Biden remarks coming

We have unplanned remarks from the president coming at his hotel. Not yet clear if there will be a livestream but pool will send quotes ASAP.

Travel pool report #3 - Biden remarks finish

Biden finished his remarks just before 10:40 am local time. He took a couple questions from reporters. More quotes coming in just a couple minutes but here are a couple rough ones:

"I feel good and I'm looking forward to the next couple years." (On holding the senate)

On whether he's coming into the meeting Xi in a stronger position now: "I know I'm coming in stronger. ... I've always had straight forward discussions with him."

Travel pool report #4- Biden congratulatory calls

From the White House:

The President made congratulatory calls this morning from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Senator Catherine Cortez Masto at 10:08 AM local time and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at 10:28 AM local time.

Travel pool report #5 - more Biden quotes

Apologies, I sent two travel reports labeled 3 so this is #5. Many, many thanks to co-poolers Geoff Earle and Patsy Widakuswara for enormous help with quotes.

Audio was hard to hear so please check against transcript

He congratulated Sen. Schumer and said their focus now is on Georgia. "I'm not surprised by this. .. I think it's a reflection of the quality of our candidates."

"It's always better at 51." He mentioned that with 51, Democrats don't need to have an even makeup of committees.

"It's just simply better." (Having 51 vs 50 seats)

"Republicans are going to have to decide who they are."

"We're also going to break down what happened with the court case (on student debt)."

On going into the meeting with Xi stronger: "I know I'm coming in stronger ... we know that his circumstances have changed."

"I know Xi Jinping, he knows me." Said they have always had "straightforward discussions."

"We have very little misunderstanding. We just gotta figure out what the red lines are."

Travel pool report #6 - arrival

We arrived to the Sokha hotel at 10:53 am

Travel pool report #7 - holding and more congratulatory calls

Pool is holding for the next couple hours at the Sokha Hotel until President Biden's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which is scheduled for 1:30 pm (it's now 11:07 am local time).

And from the White House:

The President made a congratulatory call from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Representative Mike Levin at 10:34 AM local time.

Travel pool report #8 - Summit participants

From the White House:

The President is participating in the East Asia Leaders Summit. Summit participants include:

Members of the East Asia Summit
H.E. Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia & 2022 Chair of ASEAN
H.E. Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
H.E. Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia
H.E. Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos
T.H. Azhar Harun, Prime Minister's Special Envoy of Malaysia
H.E. Ferndinand Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines
H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore
H.E. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
H.E. Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Vietnam
T.H. Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary General of ASEAN
H.E. Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
T.H. Li Keqiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China
T.H. Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India
H.E. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan
H.E. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
H.E. Yoon Suk-yeol, President of the Republic of Korea
T.H. Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia

International Organizations
H.E. Charles Michel, President of the European Council
T.H. Zhang Ming, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

U.S. Delegation
T.H. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State
T.H. Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
T.H. Yohannes Abraham, Ambassador of the United States to ASEAN
T.H. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council
T.H. Dan Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
T.H. Edgard Kagan, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council

Speaking Order
H.E. Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia & 2022 Chair of ASEAN
Charles Michel, President of the European Council
Zhang Ming, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Travel pool report #9 - pull aside with Australian PM

Pool caught President Biden walking for about 2 seconds ahead of a pull aside with the Australian PM, per White House

Travel pool report #10 - Japan bilat

From the White House:

The President is participating in a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan. Meeting participants include:

U.S. Manifest
The President
T.H. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State
T.H. Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
T.H. Rahm Emanuel, Ambassador of the United States to Japan
T.H. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council
T.H. Dan Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
T.H. Edgard Kagan, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council

Japan Manifest
H.E. Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan
Mr. Isozaki Yoshihiko, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Mr. Akiba Takeo, Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat
Mr. Yamada Shigeo, Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Funakoshi Takehiro, Director-General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
Mr. Shimada Takashi, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister
Mr. Otsuru Tetsuya, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister

Travel pool report #11 - Japan bilat ends

President Biden wrapped up his meeting with Japan PM Fumio Kishida at 3:34 pm. For those interested, we are running about 90 minutes behind schedule.

Travel pool report #12 - South Korea bilat starts

The president began his bilateral meeting with South Korea at 3:43 pm.

From the White House:

The President is participating in a meeting with President Yoon Suk-Yeol of the Republic of Korea. Meeting participants include:

U.S. Manifest
The President
T.H. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State
T.H. Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
T.H. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council
T.H. Dan Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
T.H. Edgard Kagan, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council
Ms. Henrietta Levin, Director for Southeast Asia, National Security Council

South Korea Manifest
H.E. Yoon Suk-Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea
H.E. Park Jin, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Kim Sung Han, National Security Advisor
Mr. Choi Sang Mak, Senior Economic Secretary
Mr. Kim Tae Hyo, First Deputy National Security Advisor
Mr. Lee Moon Hee, Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Lim Sang Woo, Director-General for North American Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Travel pool report #13 - South Korea bilat ends

The President wrapped his meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol at 4:29 pm, per White House.

Pool is lined up and waiting for Biden remarks ahead of trilateral meeting with Japan and South Korea.

Travel pool report #14 - Japan/South Korea bilat begins

Pool was ushered in at 4:37 pm for remarks ahead of trilat. Quotes from that coming shortly.

From the White House:

The President is participating in a trilateral meeting with President Yoon Suk-Yeol of the Republic of South Korea and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan. Meeting participants include:

U.S. Manifest
The President
T.H. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State
T.H. Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
T.H. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council
T.H. Dan Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
T.H. Edgard Kagan, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council
Ms. Henrietta Levin, Director for Southeast Asia, National Security Council

Japan Manifest
H.E. Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan
Mr. Isozaki Yoshihiko, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Mr. Akiba Takeo, Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat
Mr. Yamada Shigeo, Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Funakoshi Takehiro, Director-General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
Mr. Shimada Takashi, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister
Mr. Otsuru Tetsuya, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister

South Korea Manifest
H.E. Yoon Suk-Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea
H.E. Park Jin, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Kim Sung Han, National Security Advisor
Mr. Choi Sang Mak, Senior Economic Secretary
Mr. Kim Tae Hyo, First Deputy National Security Advisor
Mr. Lee Moon Hee, Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Lim Sang Woo, Director-General for North American Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Travel pool report #15 - rolling and remarks at top of trilat

There was a lot of pushing and shoving from other countries' press pools. President Biden said "this is conflict, look at this" and "gentlemen, calm down a little bit." At the end of the spray said something to the effect of "if we can get out without getting hurt, that would be good."

We are rolling to the airport ahead of our departure to Bali.

These are rough quotes so please check against the transcript. Many thanks to co-poolers Geoff Earle and Patsy Widakuswara for help with quotes.

Biden spoke first and extended condolences to South Korea for the Halloween parade that killed hundreds of people.

"Japan and the Republic of Korea are critical allies of the United States."

He said North Korea has continued its "provocative" behavior and "this partnership is more important than it's ever been."

Said they would discuss a number of issues, including supply chain issues and "How we can preserve peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait."

"How we can expand our coordinated support in Ukraine" and how we can work towards a "common goal of a free and open Indo-Pacific."

"Our countries are more aligned than ever."

Japanese PM Kishida went next:

Also extended condolences to South Korea.

Said we can assume there could be more coming from North Korea so it's "extremely timely" that the three leaders were meeting.

Finally South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol went:

He mentioned that two Americans and two Japanese died in the South Korean stampede. "You have given us warm words of condolences."

Said the current developments in the Korean Peninsula "require the strongest level of our trilateral cooperation."

Noted that North Korea has launched some 50 missiles since he took office in May and stepped up its aggression in October.

"At a time when South Koreans are grieving in deep sorrow, North Korea continues its provocations."

Travel pool report #16 - airport arrival

POTUS arrived at the airport at 5:13 pm. He waved to the press at the top of the stairs but did not take questions.

From the White House:

Traveling with the President aboard Air Force One en route Bali, Indonesia:

Secretary Antony Blinken, Department of State
Jen O'Malley Dillon, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Mike Donilon, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations
Kate Bedingfield, Assistant to the President & Director of Communications
Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary
Ryan Montoya, Deputy Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance
Kurt Campbell, Deputy Assistant to the President & Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific
Amos Hochstein, Special Presidential Coordinator
Ambassador Rufus Gifford, Chief of Protocol for the United States
John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications
Ashley Williams, Special Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations
Curtis Ried, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs
Laura Rosenberger, Special Assistant to the President & National Security Council Senior Director for China
Carlyn Reichel, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Speechwriting & Strategic Initiatives

Travel pool report #17 - wheels up

We are wheels up to Bali at 5:30 pm.

Gaggle with Jake Sullivan and Karine Jean-Pierre is scheduled for later in the flight, around two hours from now, but in-town pool will send more precise time in a bit.

Travel pool report #18 - arrival in Bali

We touched down in Bali at 9:47 pm (moved ahead one hour from Phnom Penh).

Travel pool report #19 - arrival ceremony

President Biden stepped off Air Force 1 at 10:03 pm. He was greeted by cultural performers before watching a Balinese dance of welcome. We are rolling.

Travel pool report #20 - more detail on arrival ceremony

From the White House:

Greeting the President upon arrival at Ngurah Rai International Airport

Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy

Simon Soakarno, Chief of Protocol

Abdul Jailani, Foreign Ministry Director-General for the Asia-Pacific and Africa

Honor Cordon and Performers dressed in traditional Indonesian attire

Travel pool report #21 - lid

The White House called a lid at 10:32 pm. Press is being driven to a different part of the RON hotel. Have a great night (or day, depending on where you are)!

Travel pool report #22 - congratulatory call

From the White House:

The President made a congratulatory call from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Representative Dina Titus at 2:05 PM local time.

In-town pool report #1

Passing on from White House and Air Force One enroute Bali:

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will gaggle aboard Air Force one at 7:30am ET.