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Doha

US First Lady Jill Biden on Tuesday began her visit to Italy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and France.

According to a statement from the US Embassy in Qatar, on Friday, December 6, the First Lady will visit the Qatar Foundation in Doha 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 (WCM-Q) in Doha 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 to be hosted by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, in celebration of the royal family wedding of His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Her Excellency Sheikha Fatima bint Nasser bin Hassan Al Thani at the Al-Wajba Palace in Doha, Qatar.

On Saturday, December 7 morning, the First Lady will deliver keynote remarks at the Doha Forum. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media and managed by the Doha Forum.