The President began his with a meeting with employees and the families of the US Embassy.

The President then had a meeting witih Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore.

The President then attended a retreat of the Asian Ecnomic Leaders.

President Obama then had a joint meeting the with Russian President Medvedev. Part of the meeting was devoted to disucssing the Iranian nuclear standoff. President Obama seems to have made significant progress when the Russian President stated that the time for additional sanctions might have come. Joint statement

The President atteneded a meeting of the ASEAN 10 and had a meetign with Indonesian President Yudhoyono of Indonesia before leaving for Shanghai.