WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced he plans to travel to Africa as he participated in a summit in Washington with leaders from the continent.
“I’m looking forward to seeing many of you in your home countries,” Biden said Thursday.
Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Samantha Power, who heads the U.S. Agency for International Development, would be traveling to Africa as well, Biden said.