US First Lady Jill Biden to visit Qatar, attend Doha Forum

Doha, Qatar: US First Lady Jill Biden will arrive in Qatar on December 6, 2024, as part of her final solo trip that will also include a visit to Italy...

Doha, Qatar: US First Lady Jill Biden will arrive in Qatar on December 6, 2024, as part of her final solo trip that will also include a visit to Italy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and France. 

This came in a press statement from the US Embassy in Doha, that added, “During her travel, the First Lady will speak at the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE and attend the Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar, and will participate in a series of cultural events and bilateral engagements to strengthen the United States’ partnerships and advance our shared priorities in the region.” 

Giving further details specific to her visit to Qatar, the embassy added, “On Friday, December 6, the First Lady will visit the Qatar Foundation in Doha, Qatar, to showcase the strong bilateral partnership and shared health and educational priorities between the United States and Qatar. In the afternoon, as part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, the First Lady will visit Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar in Doha, Qatar, to showcase the strong bilateral partnership and shared health priorities between the United States and Qatar.” 

The statement further added, “In the evening, the First Lady is expected to attend a dinner banquet, hosted by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, in celebration of the royal family wedding of His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Her Excellency Sheikha Fatima bint Nasser bin Hassan Al Thani at the Al-Wajba Palace in Doha, Qatar.” 

Further on Saturday, December 7, the US First Lady will deliver keynote remarks at the Doha Forum, it concluded.