Earlier this week President Obama attended the G20 Summit in South Korea. This is where leaders from around the World meet, mingle, build relationships, and discuss practically everything. But is Obama actually connection with foreign leaders? President G.W. Bush was known for his close personal ties with diplomats, inviting them to his ranch and even rubbing the shoulders of Germany's Chancellor, really. I know we are in very tough times right now. But Obama must never forget the personal aspect of leadership
The right relationship with the right people can prove to be extremely advantageous given the right circumstances. Foreign leaders are people, not just heads of state. Our President must relate on this level in order to form a possibly more trustworthy relationship with others. Obama has not completely failed in this area, he has drank beer with a foreign leader before. But the eyes of the wold are always on the leaders of the United States. I know it is a tall order, but he must always form trusting and personal relationships with those in powerful roles that parallel his own.
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