First Lady Melania Trump to Host Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at White House
First Lady Melania Trump is scheduled to lead key cultural diplomacy events during the official state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan. This visit marks their first to the White House since 2015. The three-day itinerary, set from September 23 to 25, will include extensive ceremonial honors and dedicated cultural exchanges aimed at highlighting Sino-American relations. President Trump will join Melania Trump to officially welcome President Xi and Peng Liyuan to the White House on Thursday, following their arrival at Joint Base Andrews the previous evening. This airport welcome by President Trump is considered a rare presidential gesture.