But the Pakistan Cricket Board has warned that if the Kiwis do not go ahead with the series, they will cancel a trip to New Zealand in December in retaliation.
The administration wants to give U.S. businesses--especially smaller firms--better access to trade financing, and the president says he will personally go to bat for American exporters, notably on his trip to Asia next week.
The administration hopes the first foreign trip of his second term will give the president a chance to go beyond official talks and make a direct appeal to the people of Israel.