White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 17, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2012 – 12:53 P.M. EST

MR. CARNEY:  I have no announcements to make — welcome to the White House for your daily briefing — so I will go straight to questions.  Ken. 

Q    The President is going to be meeting with King Abdullah today.  What is he hoping to accomplish with this meeting?  And at this point, what are the expectations for Middle East peace?

MR. CARNEY:  Well, the President is meeting…