The B52s will be the star act at the dinner on the south lawn of the White House when more than 100 guests join the two leaders and their partners on Wednesday night.
United States President Joe Biden has arranged for band The B52s to perform at a state dinner for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in a sign of the effort being made in Washington DC to welcome the Australian leader on a visit that has been undercut by chaos in Congress.
A state dinner will be closely watched as a guide to the relationship between Anthony Albanese and Joe Biden.Albanese, an avowed fan of 1980s music, has been tight-lipped about the event afterto cement the AUKUS defence pact, act on climate change and deepen cooperation on the supply of critical minerals.
, which assumes the US will sell several nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and transfer technology to help build a new fleet in South Australia.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the state dinner would go ahead despite the conflict in the Middle East, when asked whether there was any concern that the celebration might seem “tone deaf” to some because of the suffering in Israel and Gaza.
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