President Obama will be arriving in Ireland shortly to begin a European trip. In Dublin, he is expected to give a speech at College Green. In addition, his schedule permits for a private visit to the U.S. embassy in Ballsbridge. He may also spare time to visit the grave of

However, the centerpiece of the visit, and certainly drawing the most interest, is his visit to his ancestral home of Moneygall, in County Offaly. He will meet some of his distant relatives. The tiny town of just 298 people has been preparing for the visit for quite some time, with townspeople giving the entire main street a fresh coat of paint, thanks to a donation of paint from a large paint company.

President Obama’s maternal great great great grandfather was Fulmoth Kearney, and lived in the town of Moneygall until 1850, when he emigrated to the United States. Kearney eventually landed in Ohio and the rest is history.

In addition to Ireland, the President will also visit England, France and Poland, before wrapping up his trip.

It’s been quite an exciting recent few weeks in Ireland, with England’s Queen Elizabeth having just wrapped up her own visit to the Emerald Isle.

President Obama signed the toughest US sanctions on Iran where he stated clearly that he would strike at Tehran’s potential to finance its nuclear plan followed by deepening its isolation. In addition to UN security council as well as European sanctions, the measures aim at choking off Iran’s access to refined petroleum products ( the once that are imported) such as gasoline and jet fuel. In fact, the sanction was also aimed at curbing Iran’s access to the international banking system. Obama pointed out at the White House ceremony that with these sanctions as well as with other they are aiming to strike the heart of the Iranian government’s potential to find as well as develop its nuclear plans. What is intended out here is that the US government is all set to show the Iranian government that “every action has an equal and opposite reaction”. So, let’s see how far Obama succeeds in keeping up to his words.

James L. Jones, national security advisor of the US is planning for a visit to India next month so as to start off with the preparatory work for President Barack Obama’s visit to India. Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh reported that he has a truly ambitious agenda for Obama’s visit.

Formerly Obama had praised the statesmanship of Indian Prime Minister at G20 in Toronto. He also made it clear that he is extremely excited and keen on visiting India together with Michelle, first lady this year. From his words, it seemed as if President Obama was excited about the cultural, social and political values of India. He also has profound respect for the cultural heritage that India has been preserving since ages. Manmohan Singh on his part said that he his all ready to welcome the US president and the first lady. He wants them to see for themselves the changes that the country is going through.

On Thursday, President Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev pledged stronger economic ties and cooperation. Russia signed a deal with the United States and accepted US poultry exports. Both the Presidents had a tough time with their joint news conference, White House talks as well as participation in U.S.-Russia business council meeting. Both of them continued citing strengthening relationships between their countries. They predicted that the US Russian relationships will help them cope up with global economic recession, terrorism threats together with other significant issues. Reliable and solid- these were the two words that the US president used for describing his partner. Medvedev on the other hand pointed out that he desires this volume to grow and for this both the countries will invest for each other. They also addressed other issues followed by a grand lunch party at one of Obama’s favorite spots i.e. Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia.