PM Modi to create history in US; will be the first Indian PM to address US Congress twice

Jun 07, 2023

New Delhi, June 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a joint meeting of the US Congress on June 22. PM Modi will reach the United States on June 22 for the official state visit. Notably, Narendra Modi will become the first Indian PM to address the US Congress twice. On June 06, PM Modi tweeted that he was honoured to accept the invitation to address a Joint Meeting of the Congress. The US Congress recently invited PM Modi to address a joint meeting of the House of Representatives, Senate. Prime Minister Modi’s first address at the US Joint Congress was in the year 2016 under Trump administration. As a Head of Government, PM Modi is second only to Benjamin Netanyahu, PM of Israel, who has done it thrice. PM Modi is scheduled to visit the US on June 22 following an invitation from President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.