2021.06.30 15:46Nation

東京五輪へジル夫人派遣の方針　米大統領が明言

　【ワシントン時事】バイデン米大統領は２９日、７月２３日の東京五輪開会式にジル夫人を派遣する方針だと正式に認めた。記者団に対し「今調整している。そのつもりだ」と語った。
　ホワイトハウスは五輪開会式に米政府代表団を派遣することを明らかにしている。日本から打診のあったバイデン氏自身の出席は見送るものの、ファーストレディーの派遣を通じて同盟国重視の姿勢をアピールする狙いがある。（2021/06/30-15:46）

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2021.06.30 15:46Nation

Biden Says Hoping to Send First Lady to Tokyo Olympics

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U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially admitted Washington's willingness to send first lady Jill Biden to the July 23 opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
   "We're trying to work that out now. That's the plan," the president told reporters when asked whether the first lady plans to visit Tokyo next month.
   White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said the United States will send a delegation to the Tokyo Games opening ceremony.
   Through the dispatch of the first lady, Biden, though not attending the event himself, is believed to be aiming to demonstrate the United States' stance of attaching importance to its alliance with Japan. Japan has unofficially asked the president to visit Japan for the Olympics.