Unit 4 Presidential Post
On Thursday President Obama will meet with dozens of foreign leaders at a summit meeting in Washington. President Obama is planning to meet with President Jingping of China one-on-one during the summit. The two will discuss a disagreement the two countries are having over the South China Sea. The United States wants to maintain a strong military presence in the Pacific and China wants to increase its power in the region. Both countries could help with their relations by agreeing to reduce their military presence in the area. Foreign policy experts believe that China's expansion in the region is pushing its Asian neighbor's away, which is the opposite of what President Jingping wants to achieve. There is a very small chance that anything substantial will be accomplished in this short meeting between the two presidents. President Obama will also meet with the leaders of two of the United States chief Asian Allies, the President of South Korea and the Prime Minister of Japan, during the summit. 
While Barack Obama is president of the United States (POTUS) two of his most important roles are acting as Chief Diplomat and Commander-in-Chief. President Obama has an expressed power of maintaining relations with other foreign countries. He must act as a diplomat to maintain these relations, these meetings will help to maintain positive relationships with these three countries. Reducing some military presence in the South China Sea could improve relations with China, and President Obama could achieve this by fulfilling his role of Commander-in-Chief. These meeting are unlikely to lead to any executive agreements. Executive agreements are an example of an inherent power of the president. They are often used to improve foreign relations. Meeting with the leaders of these Asian countries will help President Obama fulfill his roles as POTUS.
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