President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in London for G20 Summit

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The President and First Lady arrived in London last night and will breakfast with Prime Minister Brown and his wife at 10 Downing Street this morning.

President Obama is expected to talk with PM Brown, meet with the Russian and Chinese Presidents, David Cameron and the Queen of England today.

The G20 summit takes place on Thursday and President Obama will also meet the Indian Prime Minister, South Korean President, and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

The 20 nations need to coordinate efforts to stimulate their economies and this may prove difficult if the one day summit cannot lead to some agreements. While China and the United States are meeting the stimulus of 2% of GDP that has been recommended by the International Monetary Fund in order to slow the economic downturn, others like Japan and France are not.

President Sarkozy of France has threatened to walk out on the G20 summit if nations refuse to regulate the international banking industry.

By all accounts, the nations' leaders are happy to be working with President Obama, and believe he will serve to restore some of the diplomacy that was lost with America's last President, George W. Bush.

For more information, go here. There's also a nice slideshow of the journey.