Several members of the Barack Obama Cabinet would accompany the US President to India when he travels to Mumbai and New Delhi next week. The White House said today that in a break from the past tradition, the Secretary of State would not join him. Obama would be travelling to India from November 6 to 9, during which he would visit Mumbai and New Delhi and hold a series of public and official meetings. Prominent among those accompanying the US President would include Tom Donilon, the new National Security Advisor, the Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, the Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, and Raj Shah, Administrator of USAID. Shah is the highest-ranking Indian American in the Obama Administration. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is expected to be there for a part of the trip.There would be no official business delegation travelling with the President, however, a number of key American CEOs would travel to India on their own.