President Barack Obama and the first lady celebrated International Women’s Day on Monday in the East Room of the White House where the first lady made the comment.
“The first lady…pulled me aside during the event and told me she was excited to visit Guam,” said Bordallo, D-Guam.
An advance team of Secret Service agents assigned to the president’s visit were on Guam sometime between March 8 and 10 to coordinate and implement the necessary security measures for the protection of the president and the first family, according to Variety sources.
Obama will arrive here on March 19 and is expected to spend one night on the island. This extended stop-over will give the president time to meet with U.S. troops and with selected island residents.
According to a source, 150 VIP invitations will be issued to Guam leaders and other dignitaries. An additional 2,000 invitations will be given to selected residents in the community who will have the opportunity to meet the president.
The Democratic Party of Guam has decided that it will not host the traditional Jefferson/Jackson Dinner to memorialize the president’s visit and instead will hold the dinner in May.
Democratic Sen. Frank Aguon Jr. told Variety hopes that he and his running mate, former Gov. Carl T. C. Gutierrez, can personally meet with the president. Gutierrez and Aguon are seeking their party’s nomination for this year’s elections.
“I’ve reached out to the Democratic National Committee and I’ve also sent a letter to the president asking for a personal meeting,” said Aguon.
The lawmaker said that in his letter, he pointed out that Gutierrez publicly supported Obama’s presidency when he was running against then-U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Primary.
Another fact that Aguon pointed out in his letter was that the Gutierrez/Aguon team was the only Democratic team running for the upcoming gubernatorial race so far.
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