Biden Confirms Plans to Visit Northern Ireland for Good Friday Agreement Anniversary

U.S. President Joe Biden (C) speaks alongside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) at a press conference during the AUKUS summit at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, Calif., on March 13, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

President Biden has confirmed he plans to visit Northern Ireland in April to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which U.S. officials helped to broker.

Biden told reporters during a joint press conference with Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Point Loma Naval Base in San Diego, California on March 13: “It’s my intention to go to Northern Ireland and the Republic [of Ireland].”