Emmanuel Macron expected in the United States
The French President is making a state visit to Washington this week. This is the first exercise of its kind for Joe Biden since his arrival at the White House.
A very high-level diplomatic meeting will take place this week in Washington. For the first time since his election in 2020, Joe Biden will host a state visit and the invitation is none other than Emmanuel Macron. Indeed, theThe French President is due to arrive in the United States on Tuesday evening.
Ukraine and business
The program of this visit includes interviews given at the White House. As the war in Ukraine disrupts global balances and Western economies, there will be a lot of talk about trade relations. Emmanuel Macron’s mission is to obtain exemptions for certain European industries which fear unfair competition on the American market. And for good reason : The United States has passed a law that allows massive subsidization of certain American products as part of the energy transition. This law, called IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) came into force last August. It concerns in particular the purchase of electric vehicles and batteries.
In 2018, Emmanuel Macron had already made a state visit to the United States. At the time it was at the invitation of Donald Trump.