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WHITE HOUSE ROAD TRIP

By Ken Herman | Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 08:13 PM

Road trip

The White House annnounced today that President Bush will hit the road next month for a trip to Vienna, Austria, for the annual U.S.-European Union summit on June 21. The agenda includes the usual topics of international concern, including nuclear proliferation, terrorism, Iraqi reconstruction, international trade and world peace.

No immediate word on whether Bush will visit any other countries on this trip. The president’s summer schedule also includes a July trip to Russia for the G-8 meeting in St. Petersburg. The meeting is July 15-17, but no dates for Bush’s travel have been announced. The president today, however, spilled the beans about a sidetrip in conjunction with the visit to Russia.

“I’m going to come to Germany before the G-8,” Bush told German Chancellor Angela Merkel during an Oval Office visit during which she asked when he would be dropping by.

“Am I supposed to say that? Breaking news,” Bush joked.

A Bush trip to Vietnam this year also is in the planning stages, but no dates have been announced.

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