Obama decides not to appoint a car czar, instead he tapped Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers to head a task force on revamping the U.S. auto industry.
The first family returned to Washington from a weekend in Chicago. The President spoke to Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Tokyo, the first stop on her weeklong tour of Asia, which also includes stops in Indonesia and China. (Photo source: State Department)