Jill Biden Arrives at Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Jul 27, 2024

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France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (R) greet U.S. First Lady Jill Biden (C) on arrival ahead of a reception for heads of state and governments ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on July 26, 2024. *(Photo by VALENTINE CHAPUIS/AFP via Getty Images)*

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden arrived at Élysée Palace Friday afternoon for a welcome reception hosted by France President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron.

The first lady walked on the long red carpet through the exterior courtyard as about 30 uniformed members of the French Republican Guard stood at attention on her left, and a couple hundred journalists and photographers—shutters fluttering—were on her right. She initially didn’t respond to a photographer’s call of “Mrs. Biden,” as she waited in a short receiving line with Denise Campbell Bauer, th…

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