First lady Jill Biden will cross paths with President-elect Donald Trump in Paris on Saturday when both attend the reopening ceremony of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
The White House has not yet shared President Joe Biden’s schedule past Thursday, when he returns from a diplomatic trip to Angola. But about 50 heads of state will attend the reopening for the landmark church, according to the Associated Press.
The first lady’s office did not include in the schedule whether Jill Biden will meet with Trump while in Paris. Her office did not share any additional details when asked for comment.
Joe Biden and Trump met for several hours in the Oval Office a week after the election, but incoming first lady Melania Trump did not travel to Washington to meet with her counterpart during that visit.
Paris’ Notre Dame was damaged in a fire in 2019, and French President Emmanuel Macron raised financial support internationally for its reconstruction. Trump praised Macron in a social media post announcing his attendance at Saturday evening’s ceremony.
The visit to Notre Dame Cathedral is the final leg of Jill Biden’s foreign travels, which also include stops in Italy, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
