Current:Home > StocksHere's who Biden will meet with when he goes to Rome and Glasgow this week -Wealth Axis Pro
Here's who Biden will meet with when he goes to Rome and Glasgow this week
View
Date:2025-04-18 09:48:41
President Biden leaves Washington on Thursday to attend two major summits with world leaders in Rome and Glasgow, the second foreign trip of his presidency.
Here's what's on the agenda:
Friday, Oct. 29: Vatican visit
Biden, who is the nation's second Catholic president, will meet with Pope Francis. The White House said Biden wants to discuss climate, migration and income inequality with the pope — three issues that figure prominently in Biden's policy agenda.
Biden will hold a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the host of the G-20 summit.
Then Biden will sit down with French President Emmanuel Macron. This will be their first face-to-face meeting since the unusually acrimonious and public fight over a U.S.-Australia defense deal that caused France to lose a lucrative submarine contract.
Saturday, Oct. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 31: G-20 summit
Two issues that have rocketed to the top of Biden's agenda for meetings with the world's 20 largest economies are soaring energy prices and snags in global supply chains. He wants leaders to approve a global minimum tax of 15% for companies around the world. He also plans to discuss an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative — a plan for wealthy countries to invest in infrastructure projects in developing countries around the world.
Biden will hold one-on-one meetings on the sidelines of his trip with other leaders, though the White House has not yet released a list. Two leaders who won't be on it: China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Neither is planning to attend the summits.
Monday, Nov. 1, and Tuesday, Nov. 2: U.N. climate summit
Biden wants to help marshal commitments to cut climate-changing carbon emissions — promises leaders made at a similar summit five years ago in Paris. The goal is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).
Biden has made a big pledge to cut U.S. emissions in half by 2030, from 2005 levels, and help lower-income countries with climate financing aid. But he has struggled to get lawmakers in his own party in Congress — where they hold a very slim majority — to agree to legislation to make good on his promise. He is expected to keep talking with people from the progressive and moderate wings of his party up until the summit begins, in hopes of reaching a compromise.
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- Travis Kelce Shows Off His Hosting Skills in Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? Trailer
- MLB playoffs are a 'different monster' but aces still reign in October
- Will anyone hit 74 homers? Even Aaron Judge thinks MLB season record is ‘a little untouchable’
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Opinion: Pete Rose knew the Baseball Hall of Fame question would surface when he died
- Liberty, Aces are at the top of the WNBA. Which teams could unseat them?
- 2024 National Book Awards finalists list announced: See which titles made it
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Sam Schmidt opens paralysis center in Indianapolis to rehabilitate trauma victims
Ranking
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- Montana rancher gets 6 months in prison for creating hybrid sheep for captive hunting
- How a looming port workers strike may throw small businesses for a loop
- The Latest: VP candidates Vance and Walz meet in last scheduled debate for 2024 tickets
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- Selena Gomez Shares Honest Reaction to Her Billionaire Status
- Morgan Wallen donates $500K for Hurricane Helene relief
- Rapper Chino XL's cause of death confirmed by family
Recommendation
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Morgan Wallen donates $500K for Hurricane Helene relief
Why was Pete Rose banned for life from MLB? Gambling on games was his downfall
Raven-Symoné Mourns Death of Her Dad Christopher B. Pearman
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns
Raven-Symoné Mourns Death of Her Dad Christopher B. Pearman
Pete Rose, MLB's all-time hits leader who earned lifetime ban, dead at 83