Argentine President Javier Milley arrived in the United States on Friday for a weekend trip to Idaho to attend Allen & Company’s Sun Valley Conference 2024.
The visit will be Milley’s fifth visit to the United States since taking office in December last year. As with his previous visits to the United States, Milley will not meet with President Joe Biden.
Millay is due to leave Argentina on Friday and return from the United States on Sunday. Reportedly He will be accompanied by a small group including his sister, Karina Millay, Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Economic Advisor Demian Raidel, and Argentina’s ambassador to the U.S., Gerardo Weltanjen, who will join Millay and his staff once they arrive in the United States.
“The President will begin by delivering a keynote address to all participants. He will also meet with some of the founders and owners of the world’s largest companies. These meetings are essential to disseminate our strategy, attract investments and contribute to the country’s development,” Weltein said. Said Argentine Newspapers La Nacion On Thursday.
The timing of Millay’s visit had led to speculation that he might be attending the Copa America final, where Argentina is competing against Colombia for the championship. La Nacion It was reported that Millay is “not scheduled” to attend the Miami event.
Millay recently returned from Brazil. Participated Millay spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Balneario Camboriú, Santa Catarina. As in the United States, no meeting is scheduled with the country’s far-left President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has insisted that Millay would need to apologize if he were to meet with him. In the interview, Millay repeatedly called Lula an “angry communist” and “corrupt” and noted his multiple criminal records. Guilty on suspicion of corruption.
The Argentine president met with former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on the sidelines of CPAC and spoke about Bolsonaro’s recent Indictment He is accused of misappropriating jewels given to him by the Saudi Arabian government while he was president.
Millay similarly visited Washington DC in February to attend the American version of CPAC. met With former President Donald Trump.
In April, Millais visited the United States as part of a wider international tour. land In Miami, Milley was presented with the “Ambassador of Light” award by the Jewish organization Chabad-Lubavitch in recognition of her support for Israel and her “unwavering commitment to spreading freedom, hope and positivity in the midst of darkness.” Milley then traveled to Austin, Texas, where she met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Milly Traveled He visited the US again in early May and met with Musk again in Los Angeles, California. speech At the Milken Institute Global Conference. In late May, Millay returned to California to speak at several meeting This included meetings with the CEOs of Google, Facebook, OpenAI and Apple, as well as presenting a paper at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
Millay visited New York in November just before taking office. visit Milley’s first stop on his visit to the U.S. was the gravesite of the seventh Lubavitch rabbi, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Milley also met with U.S. officials during his November visit, but, as with subsequent visits, his November schedule did not include a meeting with President Joe Biden.
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