The Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, during a televised speech from the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on April 17, 2026. AFP photo provided by the Lebanese presidency.
A first in nearly nine years: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is expected at the White House on Tuesday at the invitation of his American counterpart, Donald Trump, a few weeks after the signing of the trilateral framework agreement on June 26 between Lebanon and Israel, under U.S. auspice. It will mark the first time a senior Lebanese leader has been officially received by a U.S. president since former Prime Minister Saad Hariri met Trump in Washington in July 2017 during the president's first term.Over 40 years and under various Republican and Democratic administrations, several Lebanese presidents and prime ministers from across the political spectrum have visited the White House, often during periods of high political and security tensions in Lebanon and the wider Middle East. From Amine Gemayel and the signing of the May 17,...
A first in nearly nine years: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is expected at the White House on Tuesday at the invitation of his American counterpart, Donald Trump, a few weeks after the signing of the trilateral framework agreement on June 26 between Lebanon and Israel, under U.S. auspice. It will mark the first time a senior Lebanese leader has been officially received by a U.S. president since former Prime Minister Saad Hariri met Trump in Washington in July 2017 during the president's first term.Over 40 years and under various Republican and Democratic administrations, several Lebanese presidents and prime ministers from across the political spectrum have visited the White House, often during periods of high political and security tensions in Lebanon and the wider Middle East. From Amine Gemayel and the signing of the May 17,...
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