Washington -- U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the White House on January 10 , according to a White House statement released Tuesday . France is assuming the presidency of the G-8 and G-20 economic groups in 2011 . Obama `` looks forward to working with President Sarkozy to sustain the global economic recovery and create jobs , '' the White House statement noted . `` The two presidents will also discuss a broad range of current foreign policy and security issues . ''
White House will meet with Obama on 2011 . The meeting will take place at the White House . Washington is heading the G-8 and G-20 in 2011 .