Biden to hold virtual meeting with Trudeau next week

Joe Biden’s first meeting with foreign head of government since becoming president will be with Canada’s Justin Trudeau.

United States President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting next week with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in what will be Biden’s first official meeting with a foreign head of government since he took office last month. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would “highlight the strong and deep partnership between the United States and Canada as neighbours, friends and NATO Allies” in the meeting on Tuesday. Biden and his cabinet will also meet virtually with Canadian ministers to discuss “a range of bilateral and global issues”, Psaki said in a statement on Saturday.