GLOBAL JOURNALIST: Assessing Obama's globetrotting

Friday, November 19, 2010 | 12:50 p.m. CST; updated 2:12 p.m. CST, Friday, November 19, 2010

Byron Scott, professor emeritus, Missouri School of Journalism: This time we’re here to discuss President Barack Obama’s recently concluded “Four Democracies Tour” — India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. The 10-day trip, which included the G-20 in Seoul and the (Asia)-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in Yokohama, produced mixed results for President Obama’s foreign policy resume. Admittedly, his to-do list was lengthy; everything from United Nations reform to regional stability to free trade agreements.

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