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Mary M. McCarthy, Professor of Political Science, Drake University

Solidarity and symbolism the order of the day as US, Japan and South Korea leaders meet at Camp David

US President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol hold a side meeting at the G7 summit. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Camp David is associated with some special moments in diplomacy. In 1978, the presidential retreat in Maryland hosted Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin – leading to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state.

Although not quite on that level, the trilateral meeting being held at the location on Aug. 18, 2023 – between President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida – is nonetheless of great significance.

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