Joe and Jill Biden host state dinner for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (30 images)

By Wade Sheridan

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted a state dinner for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee at the White House in Washington on Wednesday. The state dinner celebrated 70 years of alliance between the U.S. and South Korea.

From left to right, South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pose together before a state dinner on the North Portico of the White House in Washington on April 26, 2023. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI

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The Bidens welcome Yoon to the state dinner. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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Yoon (L) and Joe Biden make a toast. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI

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The scene inside the East Room of The White House. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI

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