Biden, Trudeau miss conventional photograph with world leaders at G20

UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C entrance) poses with leaders throughout a gaggle photograph on the finish of the primary session of the G20 Leaders’ Assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024.
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President Joe Biden inadvertently was a lacking man within the conventional photograph of world leaders on the last Group of 20 summit of his presidency on Monday (November 18, 2024), a photo-shoot fail that U.S. officers attributed to timing.

As an alternative, Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau strolled up after photographers had already taken the official image, as different world leaders milled about chatting after having smiled and raised linked arms for the photograph.

The timing left Chinese language President Xi Jinping entrance and heart among the many rows of leaders posed in opposition to blue skies and blue water in Rio de Janeiro.

Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov stood, much less seen, in a again row.

A senior Biden administration official, who was not approved to remark publicly, mentioned Mr. Biden and different leaders missed the photograph due to “logistical points.” Mr. Biden had supposed to be a part of the photograph, nevertheless it occurred sooner than scheduled.

Mr. Biden and Mr. Trudeau arrived collectively on the designated spot for the photograph, standing and looking out about for a time. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni additionally didn’t be part of within the group photograph, a set piece of such summits.