Current:Home > InvestHere's who Biden will meet with when he goes to Rome and Glasgow this week -Wealth Momentum Network
Here's who Biden will meet with when he goes to Rome and Glasgow this week
View
Date:2025-04-13 08:16:37
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! (6)
Related
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- When is daylight saving time 2024? Millions have sunsets after 6 pm as time change approaches
- Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
- The Best Leakproof Period Underwear That Actually Work, Plus Styles I Swear By
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Gun control advocates urge Utah governor to veto bill funding firearms training for teachers
- Police search for 3 suspects after house party shooting leaves 4 dead, 3 injured in California
- U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads not guilty to charges for events before fatal North Dakota chase
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- 'Expanding my pod': Lala Kent expecting her second baby, 'Vanderpump Rules' star announces
Ranking
- Sam Taylor
- Brit Turner of the country rock band Blackberry Smoke dies at 57 after brain tumor diagnosis
- New Massachusetts license plate featuring 'Cat in the Hat' honors Springfield native Dr. Seuss
- The Best Leakproof Period Underwear That Actually Work, Plus Styles I Swear By
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- North Carolina woman charged with murder in death of twin sons after father finds bodies
- Former NFL player Braylon Edwards says he broke up a locker room assault of an 80-year-old man
- Three-man, one-woman crew ready for weather-delayed launch to space station
Recommendation
North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
Taylor Swift Shares Relatable Message About Her Humidity Hair During Eras Tour
Man killed by Connecticut state trooper was having mental health problems, witnesses testify
Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers
Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
Survivors say opportunities were missed that could have prevented Maine’s worst-ever mass shooting
The man sought in a New York hotel killing will return to an Arizona courtroom for a flight hearing
Kate Middleton Spotted Out for First Time Since Abdominal Surgery