Given that Barack Obama spent the bulk of his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii, America's 44th president is the first to be able to claim a degree of Asian heritage.
That pedigree will come in handy over the next week as Mr Obama attempts to deliver the message that “America is back” after years of perceived neglect during the two terms of George W. Bush.
White House officials stress that Mr Obama's biggest objective will be to reassure Asian countries that they are front and centre of America's vision, in contrast to the Bush years, when Washington often bypassed big Asian gatherings.
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