Ditto. There was an old saying taught in business school, "The closer you are to familiarity the further you are from respect."
Interesting idea. On the one hand, I don't think any of us should be "afraid" to meet the President. You just look him in the eye, hold out your hand, and say, "Nice to meet you, Mr. President!" On the other hand, for someone who's not even American to act like the President of the U.S. is morally answerable to him is ... goofy.