In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.

Washington (CNN) As German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared to bid President Barack Obama farewell in November, a reporter asked her to describe her sentiments about watching her American partner of eight years be replaced by Donald Trump. Standing in the German Chancellery on a drizzly Berlin afternoon, the notoriously restrained Merkel -- who became Obama's closest global friend only to see him replaced by a man who lambasted her on the campaign trail -- drew on her stolid pragmatism. "Out goes the president, and a new one comes in," she said. RELATED: Looming snowstorm delays Trump-Merkel meeting On Friday, Merkel presses ahead with the new, arriving in Washington for her first face-to-face encounter with Trump after months of preparation and one postponement due to snow. Analysts and White House officials alike say Friday's sit-down will be Trump's most important meeting with a foreign leader since the Republican businessman took office in January.Officials in both capitals said the goal was to build a functional working relationshipLast month Merkel met Vice President Mike Pence in Munich 
 Questions:A deft politician with a nearly unmatched ability to forge relationships with unpredictable counterparts, Merkel has watched Trump's campaign speeches and closely monitored his public remarks since taking office, according to someone close to her in _. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) German (D) Angela Merkel (E) Barack Obama (F) American (G) Donald Trump (H) Berlin (I) Merkel (J) Obama (K) Trump (L) White House (M) Republican (N) Mike Pence (O) Munich
(H)