Retired President Biden will ask the leaders of Australia, India and Japan to travel to Delaware next week for the annual four-nation “Quad” summit – as the 81-year-old spends the weekend at home in Wilmington.
The summit will take place during Biden’s weekend on September 21 in America’s 470th most populous city near the White House, a relative desert of cultural and culinary attractions about 120 miles northeast of the nation’s capital. is
Biden chose his hometown as the venue to show how deep his ties are with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the White House stressed in a statement. .
Biden has already visited Wilmington 21 times this year — spending his time eating lunch at a nearby golf course, shopping at a Juice A Bank grocery store and attending church — and is expected to stay for the rest of his presidency. Get used to it over the weekend. Ends January 20th.
“President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will host the fourth in-person Quad Leaders Summit on Saturday, September 21 in Wilmington, Delaware,” the White House said.
“This will be President Biden’s first time as president in Wilmington hosting foreign leaders – a reflection of his deep personal relationships with each of the Quad leaders and the importance of the Quad to all of our countries.
The summit follows previous annual meetings at the White House and in Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan. The next quadrilateral meeting in 2025 will be hosted by India with the new presidency represented by the United States.
The White House said the leaders – united in their desire to contain China’s influence – will “strengthen the strategic alignment between our countries, advance our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and Focus on delivering strong benefits to stakeholders in the region. Indo-Pacific in key areas.
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According to the statement, areas of discussion will include “health security, natural disaster response, maritime security, high-quality infrastructure, critical and emerging technologies, climate and clean energy, and cyber security.”
Biden ended his campaign for a second term on July 21 after concerns from Democratic leaders about his apparent cognitive decline.
Although Biden initially claimed he would finish out his term, he instead spent much of his time on vacation.
The president needs multiple motorcades, helicopters and the occasional Air Force flight to spend the weekend in Wilmington — fueling confusion over the huge amount of greenhouse gases emitted amid Biden’s claims of a “climate crisis.” caused by the use of fossil fuels.
Journalists and security personnel spend most of their time outside Biden’s suburban home in the first state, following him on errands.
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