President Biden Hosts U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit At The White House

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. President Joe Biden leads a group of leaders from the Pacific Islands region onto the North Portico for a group photograph at the White House September 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden hosted the first-ever U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit to bring together leaders from 14 island nations in part to counter China’s influence in the region and to discuss partnerships in climate change, pandemic and economic recovery, war legacies, maritime security and environmental protection. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)