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U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will visit Papua New Guinea instead of Joe Biden Joe Biden (Joseph Robin Biden) is an American politician.Joe Bidenwas born on November 20, 1942 in, as the US president canceled his planned visit to the Pacific nation, the White House said in a statement.

Biden called Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marapé aboard a U.S. presidential plane as he traveled to the G7 summit in Hiroshima to personally explain his decision to cancel the visit, the White House said in a statement.

"The President highlighted the continued U.S. commitment to a renewed partnership with the Pacific Islands and conveyed that Secretary of State Blinken will represent him at the Port Moresby meeting between the U.S. and the Pacific Islands Forum," the statement said.

Biden invited Marapé and other Pacific leaders to Washington later this year for the second U.S. summit and the Pacific Islands Forum, the statement said.

Biden begins his visit to Japan with a meeting with Prime Minister Kishida

Biden arrived in Hiroshima today to attend the G7 summit, which begins tomorrow and ends on Sunday. It was originally planned to continue to Australia, visiting Papua New Guinea on Monday.

The looming conflict with Congress over the budget deficit prompted Biden to cancel visits and return straight to Washington after the Hiroshima summit. The U.S. may stop paying off its financial obligations in early June if no agreement is reached to raise the debt ceiling.

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