The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, is visiting the United States of America on 27 and 28 July.
Yesterday, she met with the leaders of the Senate political groups and, later, with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, at Capitol Hill. Following their meeting, President Meloni and Speaker McCarthy issued statements to the press.
In the afternoon, President Meloni then met with the President of the United States of America, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., at the White House, after which she held a press conference at the Italian Embassy.
Earlier today, President Meloni visited Arlington National Cemetery, where she paid tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and at the tomb of Lieutenant Luigi Bartolucci Dundas, who served in the Italian Navy and was awarded the Bronze Medal for Military Valour. She then returned to Washington, where she had a meeting with Henry Kissinger at Villa Firenze, the official residence of the Italian Ambassador.