The United States has designated him as wrongfully detained by Russia. Saturday’s dinner took place about a month after the arrest of American citizen Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent based in Moscow.

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(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Patrick Semansky/APīiden made a lot of promises on the campaign trail in 2020. President Joe Biden speaks about his economic agenda at International Union of Operating Engineers Local 77's training facility in Accokeek, Md., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The event also boasted a number of high-profile celebrity guests like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.īeyond one-liners, the president’s remarks were calibrated to his reelection campaign priorities and the topical issues he often discusses at the podium – such as the economy and the ongoing war in Ukraine.īut Biden took special care to address the issue of wrongfully detained Americans abroad. First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff were all in attendance Saturday evening. The audience at the Washington Hilton represented a “who’s who” of officials within the Biden administration, with some top White House officials seated at the dais. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images US President Joe Biden looks at a note card referencing a reporter and its question during a news conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2023.

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