DOHA: From Tuesday, December 3 to Sunday, December 8, the US First Lady Jill Biden is travelling to Italy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and France.

During her travel, the First Lady will speak at the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE and the Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar, and will participate in a series of cultural events and bilateral engagements to strengthen the United States’ partnerships and advance our shared priorities in the region.

Below is the section of her trip specific to Qatar:

Friday, December 6

The First Lady will visit the Qatar Foundation in Doha, Qatar, to showcase the strong bilateral partnership and shared health and educational priorities between the United States and Qatar.

In the afternoon, as part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, the First Lady will visit Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar in Doha, Qatar, to showcase the strong bilateral partnership and shared health priorities between the United States and Qatar. This visit will be pooled press.

In the evening, the First Lady will attend a dinner banquet, hosted by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, in celebration of the royal family wedding of HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and HE Sheikha Fatima bint Nasser bin Hassan Al Thani at the Al-Wajba Palace in Doha.

Saturday, December 7

In the morning, the First Lady will deliver keynote remarks at the Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar.

This event will be open to pre-credentialed media and managed by the Doha Forum.