Pres. Biden to focus on 'intensive diplomacy' at UN amid tensions with allies.
Clockwise from left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sit around a table during the G-7 summit at the Carbis Bay Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, June 11, 2021.
Given Biden's key campaign pledge of restoring the standing of the U.S. on the world stage, the remarks could be a critical test. The speech is one part of a week that will see Biden focusing on global partnerships, amid tensions on the global stage in the wake of the AUKUS deal announced last week with Australia and the United Kingdom, aimed at curbing China's influence on in the Indo-Pacific region.
Administration officials also confirmed that Biden is currently working to find time to speak with France's President Emmanuel Macron, clearly hoping to try and smooth things over with an important U.S. ally, after a diplomatic dustup over the submarine deal with Australia."The president wants to communicate his desire to work closely with France in the Indo-Pacific and globally, and to talk about specific practical measures that we can undertake together.
In addition to his remarks, Biden will meet on Tuesday with Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, before returning to Washington to host a bilateral meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson.An exterior view is seen of UN headquarters during the high-level 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Sept. 20, 2021, in New York.
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