White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday (Feb. 16) that President Joe Biden is unlikely to host foreign leaders at the White House “for several months.
“I’m forewarned that it will be several months before the president invites foreign leaders to meet at the White House.” Psaki told reporters at a news conference.
She made the remarks in response to a question about whether Biden would soon meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau is the first foreign leader to call Biden since he took office.
In a reading of their Jan. 22 call, Trudeau’s office said the two men had agreed to “meet next month.
“It is well known that it is possible to meet by video. I don’t have a schedule of meetings to communicate or to confirm for you.” Psaki responded.
While the president has spoken with several foreign leaders by phone since he was sworn in on Jan. 20, Biden has yet to meet with any of them in person due to the pandemic of the Chinese Communist virus (Wuhan pneumonia, COVID-19) and travel restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the outbreak.
Currently, Biden has not traveled abroad since taking office, and the White House has not indicated when he might do so.
Among other things, Biden also spoke by phone with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss a possible U.S.-Britain trade deal and with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on immigration issues.
Biden also spoke by phone with the leaders of Australia, China, Germany, India, Japan, Russia and South Korea.
Earlier, Biden was questioned for not speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Benjamin Netanyahu). However, Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that the call would take place soon and that Israel is an “ally” of the United States.
Vice President Hejinli spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (Feb. 15). This was her second call with a foreign leader. Biden and Macron spoke on Jan. 24.
According to a transcript of the call from the vice president’s office, she told Macron that “she is committed to strengthening the bilateral relationship between the United States and France and revitalizing the transatlantic alliance” and that the two “agreed on the need for close bilateral and multilateral cooperation to address COVID-19, climate change, and support democracy at Home and around the world. democracy around the world.”
Psaki also said a joint session of Congress is in the works to hold the president’s State of the Union address in the upcoming session. She said it will “obviously look different” because of the limitations of COVID-19.
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