Biden listens while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the press during the G20 Summit in Rome on Sunday, October 31.
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Updated 1:42 PM ET, Sun October 31, 2021
Biden listens while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the press during the G20 Summit in Rome on Sunday, October 31.
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US President Joe Biden is attending the Group of 20 Summit in Rome this weekend, where he and other world leaders will be discussing a range of issues.
It’s the first time the G20 has been held in person since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The topic of the first session was the global economy and pandemic, with the main objective being the endorsement of a global minimum tax — a chief priority of Biden’s that the White House believes would end the global race-to-the-bottom on corporate tax rates.
This is Biden’s second trip abroad as President. He started it Friday by meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. It was actually the fourth meeting between the two, going back to Biden’s days as vice president. Biden is a devout lifelong Catholic who often wears his son’s rosary on his wrist.
On Monday, Biden will be in Scotland for COP26, a UN climate summit where he will deliver a major address.
Biden speaks at the beginning of a meeting about global supply chains during the G20 leaders summit on October 31 in Rome.
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Passengers wait at Euston Station in London after trains were cancelled ahead of the COP26 climate summit on October 31. Biden and other world leaders are expected to travel to Glasgow for the climate summit after the Rome summit concludes.
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Biden meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the G20 leaders summit, on October 31 in Rome.
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G20 world leaders throw coins into the Trevi Fountain during the G20 summit in Rome on October 31.
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Briitish Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron hold coins in front of the Trevi Fountain on October 31.
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World leaders are joined by medical workers as they gather for an official photo at the Group of 20 Summit in Rome on October 30. US President Joe Biden is on the far left.
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The opening session of the G20 summit begins Saturday. Biden is at the bottom, third from right.
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Biden and Johnson talk prior to the opening session of the G20 summit.
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Biden greets Macron at the group photo. On the right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is speaking with World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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Biden poses for a selfie with medical personnel and other world leaders during Saturday’s group photo shoot.
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Biden shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the group photo shoot. At center is Felix Tshisekedi, who is President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and also chairman of the African Union.
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Macron welcomes Biden before their meeting at the French Embassy in Rome on Friday. During their meeting, Biden admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of the deal that deprived France of billions in defense contracts. Macron emphasized that “what really matters now is what we will do together in the coming weeks, the coming months, the coming years.”
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Biden shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi during their meeting at the Chigi Palace in Rome on Friday. He also had a bilateral meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace.
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Biden gives Pope Francis a challenge coin during his trip to the Vatican on Friday. “Now the tradition is — I’m only kidding about this — the next time I see you, if you don’t have it you have to buy the drinks. I’m the only Irishman you’ve ever met who’s never had a drink,” Biden said to the Pope, who was laughing.
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Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the rest of the US delegation pose for a photo with the Pope.
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Biden talks with the Pope during their meeting on Friday. The meeting stretched twice as long as the one Biden held with Pope John Paul II as a young senator. Biden told reporters he discussed “a lot of personal things” with the pontiff.
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The Bidens exchange gifts with the Pope.
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The Bidens are greeted by Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, the head of the papal household, as they arrive to meet with the Pope.
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Pope Francis leaves in a car following his private audience with Biden.
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First lady Jill Biden reaches out to touch the President’s hand as they arrive for their meeting with Francis.
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Police officers stand as Biden’s motorcade drives by Friday en route to the Vatican.
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Jill Biden arrives Friday at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
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People watch Biden’s motorcade in Rome on Friday.
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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive Friday at the Vatican.
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The Bidens are greeted Friday by officials upon their arrival at the Rome-Fiumicino International Airport.
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The Bidens disembark from Air Force One after arriving in Italy.
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The Bidens board Air Force One before departing for their trip to Europe on Thursday.
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