World AP PHOTOS: Biden wraps up 1st overseas trip of presidency

01:10 17 june 2021

01:10 17 june 2021 Source: msn.com

Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies

LONDON (AP) — When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary. His predecessor Donald Trump may be gone, but he leaves a long shadow. Biden’s first foreign trip as president starts Wednesday and includes a gathering of the Group of Seven wealthy nations by the seaside in southwest England, a NATO summit, a meeting with European Union chiefs, and then a tete-a-tete in Geneva with his Russian counterpart and adversary, Vladimir Putin.For most of America’s allies, Biden is a relief.

Joe Biden wrapped up the first overseas trip of his presidency Wednesday after rallying allies and facing off with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Military personnel wait as U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive on Air Force One at Cornwall Airport Newquay, near Newquay, England, ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

© Provided by Associated Press Military personnel wait as U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive on Air Force One at Cornwall Airport Newquay, near Newquay, England, ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP) Military personnel march as Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrives at Cornwall Airport Newquay, near Newquay, England, ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Military personnel march as Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrives at Cornwall Airport Newquay, near Newquay, England, ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

© Provided by Associated Press Military personnel march as Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrives at Cornwall Airport Newquay, near Newquay, England, ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

The eight-day, three-country swing included meetings with leaders of the Group of Seven wealthiest democracies in scenic Cornwall, England, and a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.

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Joe Biden's eight-day trip offers chance to shore up alliances with allies, confront Vladimir Putin and visit with Queen Elizabeth.He’ll also get to enjoy one of the perks of the presidency: a visit with Queen Elizabeth II.

President Joe Biden speaks to American service members at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky): Biden Trip Photo Gallery

In Brussels, Biden huddled with nearly a dozen NATO allies and met with the leadership of the European Union. The stop was meant to convey a united front among alliance members in standing up to Russian aggression and human rights violations.

People watch Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, take off from RAF Mildenhall, near Bury St. Edmunds, in eastern England, to go to Cornwall for the G7 summit, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

© Provided by Associated Press People watch Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, take off from RAF Mildenhall, near Bury St. Edmunds, in eastern England, to go to Cornwall for the G7 summit, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The summit between Biden and Putin was the capstone to the trip. Both leaders seemingly looked for areas where they could work together, whether on Afghanistan or nuclear arms control, even as differences on human rights and Ukraine were on stark display.

Jill Biden to meet the Queen

Almost five months into her new job, Jill Biden is still revealing what kind of first lady she wants to be, but one thing is already clear: you can call her "Jill."Biden has insisted at just about every turn that people address her by her first name. She means it -- people actually call her that or, sometimes, "Dr. B." The familiar approachability is part of the Biden narrative, and an aspect of her personality into which she leans hard.

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President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Geneva Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Biden is returning to Washington as he wraps up his trip to Europe. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrive to meet at the 'Villa la Grange', Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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U.S. President Joe Biden listens to comments during the EU-US summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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President Joe Biden touches a piece of steel from the North Tower of the World Trade Center while visiting a memorial to the September 11 terrorist attacks at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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U.S. President Joe Biden, right, is greeted by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, during a plenary session at a NATO summit in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)
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First lady Jill Biden reacts as she and President Joe Biden meet veterans of the British Armed Forces before boarding Air Force One at Heathrow Airport in London, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands as they visit during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Carbis Bay, England. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks to U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden during reception with the G7 leaders at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, Friday June 11, 2021, during the G7 summit. (Jack Hill/Pool via AP)
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Activists wearing giant heads of the G7 leaders tussle over a giant COVID-19 vaccine syringe during an action of NGO's on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Depicted from left to right, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Leaders of the G7 pose during a group photo at the G7 meeting at the Carbis Bay Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders from left, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are greeted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson before posing for photos at the G-7 summit, Friday, June 11, 2021, in Carbis Bay, England. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
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A captain steers his boat around giant balloons depicting U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a 'crack the crisis' action by NGO's in the harbour of Falmouth, Cornwall, England, during an action by NGO's on Friday, June 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walk with French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and European Council President Charles Michel to the family photo at the G7 Summit in Carbis Bay, England on Friday June 11, 2021. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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First lady Jill Biden turns around to show the word "love" on the back of her jacket as she speaks with reporters after visiting with Carrie Johnson, wife of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ahead of the G-7 summit, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Carbis Bay, England. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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U.S. President Joe Biden, right, talks with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during their meeting ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Britain, Thursday June 10, 2021. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden finds his comfort zone on the world stage in first international trip as president .
Even Queen Elizabeth II wanted to know: What would President Joe Biden say to Vladimir Putin? © Patrick Semansky/AP President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Geneva Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Biden is returning to Washington as he wraps up his trip to Europe. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) "We had a long talk," Biden said of his tea with the monarch, who he was surprised to discover resembled his mother.