President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee to the White House in late April for an official state visit
The state visit will be the second of Biden’s presidency, underscoring close ties between the US and South Korea, and will take place April 26. “The upcoming visit celebrates the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance, which is critical to advancing peace, stability, and prosperity for our two countries, the Indo-Pacific, and around the world,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement. She added, “President Biden and President Yoon will highlight the importance and enduring strength of the ironclad U.
The presidents have met multiple times the past year, including during visits to Cambodia and the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The conservative Yoon and his administration have made strengthening the US-South Korea alliance a key foreign policy priority. Biden, likewise, has sought to nurture the relationship, including with the symbolic marker of his trip to Seoul in May 2022, his first stop on his inaugural trip to Asia as president.
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