Jill Biden to Attend Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony

Jill Biden to Attend Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
First Lady Jill Biden waves as she walks off the plane as she arrives in Savannah, Ga., on July 8, 2021. Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

Biden will attend the opening ceremony on July 23 without President Joe Biden. It will be her first solo trip abroad as first lady.