Modi thanks Joe Biden, Jill Biden for hosting him at White house
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (local time) thanked US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for hosting him at the White House.
PM Modi noted that they held “great conversation” on several subjects.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, PM Modi stated, “I thank @POTUS @JoeBiden and @FLOTUS @DrBiden for hosting me at the White House today. We had a great conversation on several subjects.”
US President Biden on Wednesday (local time) welcomed PM Modi for an intimate dinner at the White House, a day before the high-profile state dinner. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and Deputy Chief of Protocol Aseem Vohra also attended the dinner, which featured the President’s favourite foods – pasta and ice cream.
During the dinner, the trio enjoyed a musical tribute to the regions of India, performed by youth dancers from Studio Dhoom, a DMV-based Indian dance studio that helps connect a new generation to the vibrant culture of Indian dance, according to the White House. The leaders also exchanged gifts at the White House.
PM Modi presented a special sandalwood box to US President Biden that has been handcrafted by a master craftsman from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
He also gifted a lab-grown 7.5-carat green diamond and ‘papier mache’ to US First Lady Jill Biden. Joe Biden and Jill Biden presented PM Modi with a handmade, antique American book galley from the early 20th Century.
Biden also gifted a vintage American camera, accompanied by an archival facsimile print of George Eastman’s Patent of the first Kodak camera, and a hardcover book of American wildlife photography. Jill Biden gifted a signed, first-edition copy of “Collected Poems of Robert Frost” to PM Modi.
Joe Biden and Jill Biden received PM Modi at the White House in Washington DC on his arrival for the second leg of his official state visit.