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Obama, Biden May Both Be Abroad Next Week

Rare Circumstances May Send Obama, Biden Abroad Simultaneously
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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, talks about proposals to reduce gun violence, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. This is what Forward looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obamas campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and agency rulemaking touching many of the affairs of government. They are shaping the cost and quality of health plans, the contents of the school cafeteria, the front lines of future combat, the price of coal. They are the leading edge of Obamas ambition to take on climate change in ways that may be unachievable in legislation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, talks about proposals to reduce gun violence, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. This is what Forward looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obamas campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and agency rulemaking touching many of the affairs of government. They are shaping the cost and quality of health plans, the contents of the school cafeteria, the front lines of future combat, the price of coal. They are the leading edge of Obamas ambition to take on climate change in ways that may be unachievable in legislation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - For security reasons, the U.S. president and vice president rarely venture abroad at the same time. But events next week may compel both Barack Obama and Joe Biden to be out of the country on the same day, at least for a matter of hours.

President Obama leaves on Tuesday night on a trip to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan. Earlier on Tuesday, Vice President Biden will be attending ceremonies in Rome surrounding the installation of new Pope Francis.

What is uncertain is whether Biden will be back in the United States by the time Obama departs on his trip. His official schedule has not been released.

Ben Rhodes, the White House deputy national security adviser, said he did not know for certain whether both Obama and Biden would be out of the country at the same time.

"We do take those considerations into account and do prudent planning to ensure that we are prepared for any contingencies and we often seek to coordinate their travel for that purpose," Rhodes told reporters. (Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Todd Eastham)

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