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[h=4]Obama to shorten India trip to visit Saudi Arabia[/h]President Barack Obama has canceled the end of his India trip to fly to Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Indian officials said.
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The White House announced President Obama will cut short his trip to India in order to visit Saudi Arabia and pay respects to the late King Abdullah. VPC
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave from Air Force One before departure, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Jan. 24, 2015, for a trip to New Delh by way of Ramstein Air Base, Germany.(Photo: Jose Luis Magana, AP)
President Obama will trade the Taj Mahal for a Saudi Arabian palace next week, cutting his trip to India short "to pay respects" to the new Saudi king, the White House said Saturday.
The schedule change came just hours before Obama departed Washington early Saturday morning for his three-day trip to India, with a short stopover in Germany.
As recently as Friday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest had said Vice President Biden would represent the United States in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, where the nation is mourning King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who died Friday.
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That changed overnight "as the president's and vice president's travel schedules became clearer," Earnest said. Instead, the president and first lady Michelle Obama will travel to Riyadh on Tuesday and visit the new king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, to "offer his condolences on behalf of the American people." Biden will remain in Washington.
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The trip to Saudi Arabia means the Obamas will miss out on the Taj Mahal, the marble monument to love in Agra, India.
Indian policemen patrol the Yamuna River passing the Taj Mahal monument in Agra, India, on Jan. 24, 2015. President Obama has canceled his visit to the Taj Mahal during his stay in India in order to fly to Saudi Arabia.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Pawan Sharma, AP)
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