White House: Obama will visit Gulf region again soon to review oil spill recovery efforts

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Obama to visit Gulf region again soon

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama plans to visit the Gulf region again soon as efforts to contain a devastating oil spill continue.

Obama’s press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said Obama will make the trip “in the not too distant future.” The president has made four visits to the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida since the oil disaster began in April.

First lady Michelle Obama was in the region on Monday and Vice President Joe Biden visited in June. Both of them will return again too.

Gibbs said the president and first lady have no plans to spend their summer vacation in the Gulf region.

Mrs. Obama on Monday sought to encourage Americans to visit the many Gulf beaches that have been unaffected by the spill.