Quad leaders' summit shifts from India to US
The Quadrilateral, or the ‘Quad’ leaders summit that was to hosted by India will now be hosted by the US.
The White House announced on Friday that President Joe Biden will host the summit in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 21.
Biden’s personal home is at Wilmington, Delaware, a state on the East Coast of US.
This will be the fourth-such ‘in person’ summit of the Quad -- that India, Australia, Japan and the US as partners. The annual leaders summit is hosted by each partner by rotation. This year was India’s turn and the places have been swapped with the US.
New Delhi will host it next year.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said this will be President Biden’s first time hosting foreign leaders in Wilmington as President—a reflection of his deep personal relationships with each of the Quad Leaders, and the importance of the Quad to all of our countries.
The President looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, the official statement .
The Biden-Harris Administration has made elevating and institutionalizing the Quad a top priority, from the first-ever Quad Leaders Summit at the White House in 2021, to annual Summits since then. In recent years, Quad Foreign Ministers have met eight times, and Quad governments continue to meet and coordinate at all levels.
The Quad Leaders Summit will focus on bolstering the strategic convergence among our countries, advancing our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and delivering concrete benefits for partners in the Indo-Pacific in key areas. These include health security, natural disaster response, maritime security, high-quality infrastructure, critical and emerging technology, climate and clean energy, and cybersecurity.
