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John Podesta, part of the troika overseeing Obama's transition to the White House, told reporters the president-elect would meet none of the leaders coming to the summit in Washington. "It is not appropriate for two people to show up at this meeting," he said. "The president-elect will respect the fact that we have one president at a time."
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Obama's spokesman, Dan Pfeiffer, said he would send no observers to the event. "It's the president's meeting," Pfeiffer said. Obama's advisers would meet visiting leaders, but the president-elect planned to remain in Chicago while the summit takes place.