Pool Reports of November 15, 2022

Travel pool 1 - checking in

Good morning from the Potus RON in Bali.

Pool has been swept, belt/suspenders PCR and rapid tests. We are sitting in a van with a view of the surf.

It is 83 degrees and humid.

Awaiting motorcade to Potus' first movement to G20.

We are looking at a long hold after that, and will not see him til this afternoon. Sked below.

-- Geoff Earle

DailyMail

CIT

8:30 AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time

9:15 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the G20 Summit and greets with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia
Apurva Kempinski, Bali, Indonesia
Restricted Out-of-Town Pool

9:30 AM THE PRESIDENT attends Working Session 1 of the G20 Summit
Apurva Kempinski, Bali, Indonesia
Restricted Out-of-Town Pool Spray

12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT attends a social luncheon with G20 Leaders
Apurva Kempinski, Bali, Indonesia
Closed Press

2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT attends Working Session 2 of the G20 Summit
Apurva Kempinski, Bali, Indonesia
Closed Press

3:45 PM THE PRESIDENT co-hosts an event with President Widodo of Indonesia and President Von der Leyen of the European Commission on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
Apurva Kempinski, Bali, Indonesia
Out-of-Town Pool Spray

5:15 PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy
Apurva Kempinski, Bali, Indonesia
Closed Press

7:30 PM THE PRESIDENT attends the G20 Gala Dinner
Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Bali, Indonesia
Closed Press

Travel pool 2: Late - pool still holding

Pool is still holding at the hotel. First working session was to begin now.

Pool has asked WH for any update on Potus sked or protocols in light of Cambodian PM Hun Sen's positive covid test.

Travel pool 3 - rolling

After about a delay of more than half an hour, motorcade is rolling. Pool did not see Potus.

Travel pool 4 - negative test

COVID update, per WH: "The President tested negative this morning and is not considered a close contact as defined by the CDC."

Pool will inquire as to the type of test.

Motorcade rolled through residential areas en route to the site, arriving at the site and pausing at 10 am. It's not entirely clear if we're still in the motorcade, as we're at a complete stop with view blocked.

Small groups of people dotted the roadway, usually with police and black beret wearing local community watch groups keeping an eye. Many were snapping cell phone pics.

The route was lined with decorations made from coconut leaves, called penjor.

Thanks to co-poolers Jim Tankersley and Patsy Widakuswara for the continued assist!

Travel pool 5 - arrival

It turns out that Potus did in fact peel off during that earlier pause. Pool did not see him do that.

Pool is now entering the hold area at the Kempinsky hotel after final arrival at 10:09 am.

Travel pool 6 -- info on motorcade, delegation, and session members

Below is some info from the WH on the many people involved. Pool continues holding at the Kempinsky, where there is good A/C and an artificial lagoon view.

Traveling with the President via motorcade en route the Apurva Kempinski hotel in Bali, Indonesia:

Secretary Antony Blinken, Department of State
Secretary Janet Yellen, Department of the Treasury
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
Ambassador Rufus Gifford, Chief of Protocol for the United States
Mike Pyle, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs
Ryan Montoya, Deputy Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance
Ashley Williams, Special Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations
Amos Hochstein, Special Presidential Coordinator
Charles Fromstein, National Security Council Director of Visits & Diplomatic Affairs
Nicholas Klinger, Director for Global Engagement and Multilateral Diplomacy

Greeting the President upon arrival at the Apurva Kempinski hotel:

President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia
Andy Rachmianto, Indonesian Chief of Protocol for the State

G20 Heads of Delegation
President Alberto Fernandez of the Argentine Republic
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Commonwealth of Australia
Foreign Minister Carlos Alberta França of the Republic of Brazil
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China
President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Federal Republic of Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Republic of India
President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the Italian Republic
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan
Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, United Mexican States
President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of South Korea
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an of the Republic of Turkey
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
President Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission
President Charles Michel of the European Council

Invited Delegations – Heads of Delegation
Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Special Envoy of Honorable Prime Minister Frank Bainimarma of the Republic of Fiji
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands
President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda
President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the Republic of Singapore
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Kingdom of Spain
Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname
President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine (virtual)

International Organization Representatives
David Malpass, President, World Bank
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, WTO
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
Thomas Bach, President, IOC
Klass Knot, Chairperson, Financial Stability Board
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General, United Nations
Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, President, Islamic Development Bank
Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank
Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, ILO

U.S. Delegation:
The President
T.H. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury
T.H. Mike Pyle, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs
Mr. Amos Hochstein, Special Presidential Coordinator

Travel pool 7 - luncheon

Pool is still holding, with a delay.

Potus attended a social luncheon, with many names listed below, per WH.

The President attended a social luncheon with G20 Leaders. In attendance are:

G20 Heads of Delegation
President Alberto Fernandez of the Argentine Republic
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Commonwealth of Australia
Foreign Minister Carlos Alberta França of the Republic of Brazil
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China
President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Federal Republic of Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Republic of India
President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the Italian Republic
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan
Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, United Mexican States
President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of South Korea
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an of the Republic of Turkey
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
President Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission
President Charles Michel of the European Council

Invited Delegations – Heads of Delegation
Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Special Envoy of Honorable Prime Minister Frank Bainimarma of the Republic of Fiji
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands
President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda
President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the Republic of Singapore
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Kingdom of Spain
Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname
President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine

International Organization Representatives
Gianni Infantino, President, Fédération internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
David Malpass, President, World Bank
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, WTO
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
Thomas Bach, President, IOC
Klass Knot, Chairperson, Financial Stability Board
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General, United Nations
Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, President, Islamic Development Bank
Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank
Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, ILO

The President is attending Working Session 2 of the G20 Summit. In attendance are:

G20 Heads of Delegation
President Alberto Fernandez of the Argentine Republic
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Commonwealth of Australia
Foreign Minister Carlos Alberta França of the Republic of Brazil
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China
President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Federal Republic of Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Republic of India
President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the Italian Republic
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan
Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, United Mexican States
President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of South Korea
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an of the Republic of Turkey
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
President Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission
President Charles Michel of the European Council

Invited Delegations – Heads of Delegation
Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Special Envoy of Honorable Prime Minister Frank Bainimarma of the Republic of Fiji
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands
President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda
President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the Republic of Singapore
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Kingdom of Spain
Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname
President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine

International Organization Representatives
David Malpass, President, World Bank
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, WTO
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
Thomas Bach, President, IOC
Klass Knot, Chairperson, Financial Stability Board
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General, United Nations
Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, President, Islamic Development Bank
Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank
Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, ILO

U.S. Delegation:
The President
T.H. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State
T.H. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury
T.H. Mike Pyle, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs

Travel pool 8 - pool moving

Pool is relocating to the G20 site in the Kenpinski, as if 4:16.

This comes after a long lull in the hold, punctuated by a triple monkey sighting on the way to vans.

Travel pool 9 - inside

Pool made it inside after a messy scrum about 4:40. Security was very tight and people from other delegations were yelling to get in

Co pooler caught Trump posing with Indian PM Modi. Looks like they flashed peace signs.

Fellow pooler asked Biden about his reported meeting with Turkey's Erdogan. He didn't respond, but appeared to hear.

Later we saw him interact with Van ser Leyen.

Potus is now seated at head of table.

Thanks to Seung Min Kim of AP for the fill!

Travel pool 9 fix

One fix on prior report: your pooler accidentally typed the name of a former president who is also having a big day.

It was Biden with Modi.

Potus has started remarks on infrastructure.

Travel pool 10 - Potus remarks

Pool is expecting a readout of what is being called an unplanned pull-aside with Erdogan, as has been reported in Turkish media.

In his remarks, Potus spoke about a range of investments by US and multilateral institutions around the world.

Biden ticked through investments announced previously by a group formed by the Group of 7 nations, widely seen as a counter to China's Belt and Road program. "I want to emphasize the word 'investments'," he said.

He then announced the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Indonesia (the White House has released a fact sheet), which seeks to mobilize $20 billion in public and private money "to support Indonesia's efforts to reduce emissions" and transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy

Yellen and Blinken sat behind him, nodding along.

Also speaking were Van der Leyen and Japanese PM Kishida, who spoke about a series of Japanese investments, including geothermal projects.

Pool is leaving after the PM while Trudeau is speaking.

Thanks again to Tankersley.

Per the WH:

The President is co-hosting an event with President Widodo of Indonesia and President Von der Leyen of the European Commission on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment which aims to mobilize $600 billion in the next five years with G7 partners to deliver sustainable infrastructure and advance U.S national security and economic security interests. In attendance are:

Heads of Delegation
President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia
Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia
President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Republic of India
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Federal Republic of Germany
President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea
President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Commonwealth of Australia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
President Alberto Fernandez of the Argentine Republic
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the Italian Republic
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Charles Michel, President of the European Council
President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic

U.S. Delegation
T.H. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State
T.H. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury
T.H. Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
T.H. Mike Pyle, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs
Mr. Amos Hochstein, Special Presidential Coordinator

Travel pool 11 - Readout, pool standing

You may have seen the WH just sent a readout of the pull-aside with Erdogan, copied here.

Pool has spotted Modi and Scholz, up close but with no info.

Pool is now standing out front likely soon moving to vans.

Readout of President Biden's Meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye

President Biden met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the margins of the G20 Summit. President Biden expressed his deep condolences to President Erdogan and the people of Turkiye on the acts of violence in Istanbul and made clear we stand with our NATO Ally. President Biden expressed his appreciation to President Erdogan for his efforts to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which they both agreed has been critical to improving global food security amid Russia's war and that the Initiative must continue. The two also discussed continued close coordination on NATO Alliance issues, and other issues of regional and global concern.

Travel pool 12 update: more waiting

Pool continues to wait with the motorcade.

No update on whether the potus has progressed with his two scheduled closed press bilats, with dinner event to come.

We're parked near several G20-branded charging stations, motors idling.

Travel pool 13 - motorcade rolling

Motorcade is rolling as if 7:30. We did not see potus.

Travel pool 14 - early lid

Motorcade rolled back to the RON and immediately got a lid after Potus split off.

Potus had been scheduled to attend a dinner and cultural event. Pool has sought guidance on why he evidently decided not to attend. Will send along any updates on that.

Thanks again to copooler Jim Tankersley and local expert Patsy W.

Good night all!

Travel pool 15 - re early lid

Pool reached out to an administration official, who responded by way of background:

"It's not COVID. He just had spent a full day in meetings and needed to attend to a few things tonight (nothing urgent!). He spoke to Widodo to send his regrets about missing the dinner and Widodo said it was not an issue and P looks forward to seeing him at the mangrove thing tomorrow."

Gnite all

Travel pool 16 - more calls

Potus is still dialing up the States with congratulatory / condolence calls.

Per the WH:

After the first G20 working session in Bali, Indonesia, the President made congratulatory calls to Arizona Governor-elect Katie Hobbs and Representative Susie Lee.

The President also completed a call to Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak.