A leaked US Embassy cable from February details an impromptu meeting
between ambassador David Huebner and Key.
The cable shows Key pushing for a firm meeting date with Obama after
speaking with him at the 2009 APEC meeting in Singapore.
"Key said the exchanges resulted in him briefing the press in a certain way about the `invitation', which he said he would not have done
if he had thought the offer were actually more casual and indefinite.
"Expectations in NZ were set, Key said, and the matter potentially could turn into a political embarrassment for him. Key noted that his June schedule was `still empty'."
Acknowledgements: Herald on Sunday
