Princess lalla Hasnaa welcomed First Lady of the United States Jill Biden upon her arrival at Marrakech-Ménara Airport Saturday afternoon for a visit to Morocco.
It is the first visit by Joe Biden’s wife to the Kingdom. The trip is part of a six day itinerary to Egypt and Portugal.
Princess Lalla Hasnaa and the First Lady of the US were greeted by Karim Kassi-Lahlou, Wali of the Marrakech-Safi region, and Governor of the Marrakech Prefecture, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, President of the Marrakech Communal Council, and Samir Koudar, President of the Regional Council.
U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Puneet Talwar, and his wife Sattar Sarash, as well as U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca Lawrence Randolph, met Princess Lalla Hasnaa and Mrs. Biden.
Later, the First Lady was invited to a traditional Moroccan ceremony involving milk and dates. She is being accompanied on this visit by her daughter Ashley Biden and her sister Bobby Jacobs.
After a brief stop at the lounge of Marrakech-Ménara airport, Mrs. Biden accompanied the Princess at the front of a motorcade procession to the guest’s residence.