US President Joe Biden declined the invitation to participate in the CELAC Summit that will take place next Tuesday, January 24 in the City of Buenos Aires. Instead, will send a delegation made up of members of the National Security Council and the Department of State. Christopher Dodda veteran Democrat and Biden advisor for the Americas, is the one who will lead it.
Jorge ArguelloArgentine ambassador in USA, was the one who communicated the new information through his Twitter account. In the communication, Argüello pointed out that the White House informed that Dodd will represent the country in the meeting between states. «The Special Advisor to President Joe Biden @POTUS for the Americas, @SenChrisDodd, confirms that he will travel to Buenos Aires to represent the US at the VII @PPT_CELAC Summit. He will lead a delegation made up of officials from the National Security Council (NSC) and @StateDept,” he confirmed.
Reasons for Joe Biden’s absence
as he learned THATthe US president said he had schedule incompatibilities. These prevent him from attending the exchange that he will lead Alberto Fernandez as Pro Tempore President of CELAC, which will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires.
Meanwhile, Dodd is special presidential adviser for the Americas. He served as a senator from the state of Connecticut in the United States Congress until 2011. He is a trusted man of Biden, known within the White House, and will be in charge of participating as a guest in the exchange between the member countries of the CELAC.
Invitations to the US and China
In early 2023, the president invited his counterparts from the United States and China to the summit through a protocol. Official invitation. Fernández did so with the greatest diplomatic reservation because the relationship between the two is complex and riddled with tensions. Although neither president will attend, Xi Jinping made a commitment to participate virtually.
The meeting brings together heads of state and representatives of the 33 member countries of the regional bloc and observers from different regional and multilateral organizations. The absences of Biden and Jinping are added to that of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico), Guillermo Lasso (Ecuador) and Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua).
