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The White House arrival ceremony is a central component of state visits to the United States.. State and official visits to the United States are formal visits by the head of state (state visit) or chief of government (official visit) from one country to the United States, during which the president of the United States acts as official host of the visitor.
Country/ U.S. state Areas visited Dates Details Image U.S. Virgin Islands St. Croix: January 1–2 President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and their granddaughter Natalie continued their vacation in St. Croix for New Year's Holiday and they stayed at the private residence of Bill and Connie Neville.
William Ruto made a state visit to Guinea-Bissau where he was received by his counterpart President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. This marked the first state visit by the Kenyan head of state to the country. Both leaders held bilateral talks and Ruto was also awarded the highest medal in Guinea-Bissau the Amílcar Cabral Medal. President Ruto pledged ...
He then traveled to Washington, D.C. and paid his first official State visit to the United States, hosted by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House, and separately met various other US business and tech leaders and addressed a joint session of the United States Congress. Egypt: Cairo: 24–25 June State visit
The number of visits per state or territory where he traveled are: One visit to: Colorado, Delaware, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota; Two visits to: Louisiana, Maine and Tennessee; Three visits to: New Hampshire; Four visits to: California, Iowa, Minnesota and New York; Five visits to: Ohio and Texas
State visits typically involve some or all the following components (each host country has its own traditions): The visiting head of state (or representative) is immediately greeted upon arrival by the host (or by a lesser official representative, if the two heads of state are to meet later at another location) and by his or her ambassador (or other head of mission) accredited to the host country.
Arriving via Philadelphia International Airport, President Biden made his first visit to his native state since becoming president. It is the first stop of his "Help is Here Tour," promoting the recently signed American Rescue Plan. He visited a small business which received benefits from the recently passed legislation.
Carter was the first president to make a state visit to Sub-Saharan Africa when he went to Nigeria in 1978. His travel included five trips to Europe and three trips to Asia. He also made several trips to the Middle East to broker peace negotiations. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking efforts. [34]