Mr. President, congratulations on handling the domestic crisis of the government shutdown and debt ceiling. The problem will recur, but most see you as a winner for holding your ground. Now, about that trip you canceled to Asia.
Yes, State Secretary John Kerry filled in, but with due respect, your invitation was nontransferable. As the "pivot to Asia" comes from your first term and with many Cabinet changes, your presence is required to show that political commitment continues to flow from the very top.
I — and many others across the region — therefore (re) invite you to visit as soon as you can. Yes, Beltway politics continues but you have some weeks before the next showdown threatens. Making the trip off-schedule will underline, all the more, that the region deserves special priority.