Bidens will host South Korean president and his wife for their second state visit, White House says

President Joe Biden and first girl Dr. Jill Biden will welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first girl Kim Keon Hee to the White Home in late April for an official state go to, White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned Tuesday.

The state go to would be the second of Biden’s presidency, underscoring shut ties between the US and South Korea, and can happen April 26.

“The upcoming go to celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance, which is important to advancing peace, stability, and prosperity for our two nations, the Indo-Pacific, and all over the world,” Jean-Pierre mentioned in an announcement.

She added, “President Biden and President Yoon will spotlight the significance and enduring energy of the ironclad U.S.-ROK alliance in addition to the US’ unwavering dedication to the ROK. The presidents will talk about our shared resolve to deepen and broaden our political, financial, safety and people-to-people ties.”

The go to will embrace a state dinner, the White Home mentioned. A White Home state go to historically consists of formal ceremonies, bilateral conferences and a black-tie dinner.

Biden beforehand hosted French President Emmanuel Macron for a state go to, which was held in December, greater than midway by his first time period in workplace and later than earlier presidents because of the pandemic.

The presidents have met a number of instances the previous yr, together with throughout visits to Cambodia and the United Nations Basic Meeting in New York. And Biden met with Yoon on the primary cease of his first journey to Asia as president in Could 2022, a gathering that got here days after Yoon’s inauguration.