Via Politico 44:

President Obama has cancelled the remaining stops on his Asia trip as the government shutdown continues on, White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement late Thursday.

“Due to the government shutdown, President Obama’s travel to Indonesia and Brunei has been cancelled,” Carney said. “The president made this decision based on the difficulty in moving forward with foreign travel in the face of a shutdown, and his determination to continue pressing his case that Republicans should immediately allow a vote to reopen the government.”

Obama had been set to leave Washington this weekend to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali, Indonesia, and the ASEAN and East Asia Summits in Darussalam, Brunei. Secretary of State John Kerry, already in Asia for the summits and other meetings, will take the president’s place.

“The cancellation of this trip is another consequence of the House Republicans forcing a shutdown of the government,” Carney added. “This completely avoidable shutdown is setting back our ability to create jobs through promotion of U.S. exports and advance U.S. leadership and interests in the largest emerging region in the world. The president looks forward to continuing his work with our allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific and to returning to the region at a later date.”