白宫说，美国总统奥巴马决定推迟亚洲之行，他将留在华盛顿推动医疗改革进程。白宫发言人罗伯特.吉布斯星期四宣布了上述决定。奥巴马总统原定于三天后前往印度尼西亚和澳大利亚。
发言人说，总统对推迟出访表示遗憾，他将于6月访问印尼。
The White House says President Barack Obama has postponed his trip to Asia to stay in Washington as he pushes for health care reform.Spokesman Robert Gibbs made the announcement Thursday, three days before the president was to leave for Indonesia and Australia.
The spokesman says the president regrets the delay, and will visit Indonesia June.
