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Joe Biden is scheduled to land in Northern Ireland on Tuesday for a two-day visit to the region.
The US president, who often speaks about his Irish heritage, will cross the border to visit Louth, Dublin and Mayo in the Republic of Ireland, marking 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Pact.
Details of his travel arrangements are being kept secret for security reasons, but the White House made official plans for the trip at a briefing on Monday.
Here’s what you need to know about where he is and what he does every day.
Tuesday
Biden is scheduled to board Air Force One early Tuesday morning from Joint Base Andrews near Washington, DC.
After traveling seven hours through five time zones, he landed at Belfast International Airport on Tuesday evening British time, becoming the fourth U.S. president to set foot in Northern Ireland. First time since Clinton.
Leaders are greeted by Rishi Snack upon arrival at the airport. No other details about the evening’s plans have been revealed.
Wednesday
The first entry in Joe Biden’s diary on Wednesday was a bilateral meeting with Rishi Sunak in which he called for a post-Brexit economic relationship between Britain and the United States, even though he rejected a free trade deal. It is hoped that pressure will be exerted on him to strengthen.
It is not yet clear whether he will take the time to visit Stormont and meet with Northern Ireland’s party leaders, as the DUP boycott still halts power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
Biden’s only public engagement in Belfast will be a visit to the University of Ulster’s newly opened Belfast campus, where he will speak about the ‘tremendous progress’ since the signing of the Good Friday pact 25 years ago. is.
U.S. National Security Officer John Kirby said, “This means that the United States is prepared to preserve these interests and support Northern Ireland’s enormous economic potential to benefit all communities. It emphasizes that,” he hinted.
After his speech, Mr Biden was scheduled to travel 65 miles to the Irish border to trace his ancestry at Coe Louth.
Biden’s great-grandfather James Finnegan was born in Louth before the family “crossed the ocean and started a new life in America,” according to the White House.
On Wednesday night he will visit Dundalk and Carlingford, near his ancestral hometown. He plans a ‘walkabout’ in Dundalk and a tour of Carlingford Castle, which dates back to the 12th century.
Biden will then travel to Dublin where he plans to stay overnight.
Thursday
On Thursday, he met with Irish President Michael D. Higgins, an 81-year-old fellow 80-year-old politician, to participate in a tree-planting ceremony and the ringing of the peace bell at the president’s official residence, Arras-an-Uachtaline. Dublin’s Phoenix Park will be closed to facilitate visits
He will then meet with Ireland’s Taoisac, Leo Varadkar, to “discuss close cooperation on the full range of shared global challenges.”
After the meeting, he will head to Leinster House to address a joint session of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) on US-Irish cooperation to “promote democracy, peace, security and prosperity.”
On Thursday night, Mr. Biden will attend a dinner party at Dublin Castle.
Friday
Biden will continue to follow in his ancestral footsteps by visiting Co Mayo in western Ireland on the final day of his visit. There, another branch of his family traces its roots.
The leader, a prominent Catholic, tours the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nok, a famous pilgrimage site and shrine associated with the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
He then visits the Northern Mayo Heritage and Genealogical Center’s Family History Research Unit.
After this, the President of the United States is scheduled to give a speech outside St. Muredach Cathedral in Ballina. Built in the 1840s, the cathedral is said to incorporate Biden’s 27,000 bricks sold by his great-grandfather, Edward Brewitt. Mr. Brewitt used the proceeds to finance his family’s 1851 trip to America.
“The president is very much looking forward to that visit and celebrating the deep historical ties our people continue to share.