Staff and advisors talk as President Barack Obama is briefed before a bilateral meeting at the U.S.-ASEAN Summit

Staff and advisors talk as President Barack Obama is briefed before a bilateral meeting at the U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 20, 2012. Pictured, from left, are: Trip Director Marvin Nicholson; Samantha Vinograd, Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor; Maju Varghese, Senior Advance Lead; and Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)