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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

President Biden Hosts South Korean President Yoon On Official State Visit


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"If you support a movement in Korea to improve the rights of animals, it will serve a great impact," Kim told Jolie.

In response, Jolie vowed to join hands to devise ways of strengthening animal rights in Korea, saying that animals have feelings too, according to the spokesman.

As Jolie introduced her son to the first lady, Kim said, "I hope to meet you again when you visit Korea to see your son."



A source close to Jolie tells PEOPLE, "Asia-America relations are important to Angelina's family. She and the children have had close ties to the region, including South Korea, for many years. Maddox studied at Yonsei University in Seoul. Angelina has visited South Korea many times for her humanitarian and refugee advocacy over the past two decades, and as an artist. Angelina and Maddox are honored to attend this State Dinner."

Jolie wore a vintage Chanel jacket and a dress that was made for her many years ago, as well as her personal jewelry, the source says.

with South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee in middle flanked by SK and US interpreters, and President Biden at right.

US President Joe Biden, second left, speaks at a toast with Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's president, at a state dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.



US actress Angelina Jolie (3rd L) and South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee (4th L) and others drink after a toast during a State Dinner at the White House on April 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)



WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Actress Angelina Jolie listen to a tribute to Broadway performance during the South Korean state dinner at the White House on April 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee for a State Dinner. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)






US actress Angelina Jolie (C) and her son Maddox watch a performance during a State Dinner with US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2023. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)











WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Actress Angelina Jolie and her son Maddox arrive at the White House on April 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are hosting South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee for a State Dinner. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)







Actress Angelina Jolie, left, and Maddox Jolie-Pitt arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The US will strengthen the deterrence it provides South Korea against nuclear threats, securing a pledge from Seoul to honor commitments to not pursue its own atomic arsenal. Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Angelina Jolie (left) and her son Maddox (right) enter the state dinner Wednesday night with South Korea. Jolie played coy when asked what her next cause would be after leaving her longtime position at the United Nations























WASHINGTON (AP) - Actor Angelina Jolie, home improvement duo Chip and Joanna Gaines and Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim headlined the list of big names from politics, business, sports and entertainment glamming up a fancy black-tie dinner that President Joe Biden hosted Wednesday for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Broadway's Lea Salonga, one of the night's entertainers, confessed as she arrived that she was "freaking out" over the whole experience, allowing, "It feels like being in the middle of a fairy tale." Kim, for her part, served up a classic understatement as she strolled in, telling reporters, "I heard the food´s going to be very good." Jolie wasn't inclined to chat as she arrived in a vintage Chanel jacket and a flowing cream gown, but her date, 21-year-old son Maddox, at least offered that his favorite thing about Seoul was "the people."

A smattering of politicians made the guest list, too, and most were determinedly on message, talking a lot of shop. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., held forth on infrastructure, debt reduction and the budget. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., talked abortion rights. Former Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, a big Democratic donor from Illinois, talked up plans for the Democratic convention in Chicago in 2024, promising, "of course" it will go well.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, proudly showed off her traditional hanbok gown, saying it was important to showcase cultural diversity. She added that the big challenge was "not to trip over it."

Also among the nearly 200 guests were Arthur Blank, a co-founder of Home Depot; "Pachinko" author Min Jin Lee; and former Major League Baseball pitcher Chan Ho Park. Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah also attended, as did the governors of Delaware, New Jersey and Vermont.

On a perfect spring evening, guests entered the White House by strolling through the Jacqueline Kennedy garden in the East Wing and being directed to a cocktail reception before dinner in the East Room, where tables were topped with towering centerpieces of cherry tree boughs in full bloom. On the menu: crabcakes, beef ribs and banana splits.

While most guests were strolling in through the garden, Biden and wife Jill welcomed Yoon and wife Kim Keon Hee on a red carpet on the steps of the North Portico, where the president flashed a thumbs-up for the assembled cameras. Kim wore a cream-colored jacket over her gown, which was also creamy. Jill Biden wore a mauve sheath gown by Reem Acra.

In their toasts before dinner, President Biden said he believed Yoon's visit had "brought two nations even closer together."

Yoon, for his part, nodded to Biden's Irish heritage and love of Irish poets.

"There's an old saying, and Mr. President, this one is also Irish, that goes: A good friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have," Yoon said, offering a toast to our "ironclad alliance."

Guests seated at the head table with the presidents and first ladies included Jolie and her son, the Gaineses, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Chloe Kim.

The first lady, who oversaw planning for the administration's second state dinner, recruited Korean American celebrity chef Edward Lee to whip up a Korean-inspired menu. Lee is known for putting his Korean stamp on American food.

"It´s not traditional Korean food but just gives you a little hint of Korean flavors," he said this week as the White House previewed the dinner setup.

The crabcake appetizer was served with a cabbage, kohlrabi, fennel and cucumber slaw dressed with a vinaigrette made using gochujang, a red chili paste and a bowl of chilled yellow squash soup. The braised beef short rib main course was paired with sorghum-glazed carrots and served on a bed of grits made from butter beans instead of corn.

Dessert is a deconstructed banana split, an American classic, featuring lemon bar ice cream, caramelized bananas, fresh berries and mint ginger snap cookie crumble drizzled with a caramel sauce infused with doenjang, a fermented soybean paste.

Guests were ushered to the State Dining Room at the other end of the State Floor after dinner for entertainment by Broadway stars Salonga, Norm Lewis and Jessica Vosk.

Lewis, for all his experience, said he still gets nervous performing at big events.

"Oh God, always nerves," he said. "But you know what? It´s for a good cause and I´m very excited to be here." He sang "This is the Moment" from "Jekyll and Hyde." Yoon got in on the action, singing a rendition of "American Pie," one of his favorite songs, to raucous applause.

Biden then surprised Yoon with the gift of a guitar signed by Don McLean, who wrote "American Pie."

One guest who displayed not one ounce of nerves: Schumer, D-N.Y., who wore a navy business suit rather than a tuxedo, and shrugged, "This is as tux-ey as I get."

Chip Gaines demurred when asked if he had any decorating tips for the White House, but added that for wife Joanna, "the white interior and exterior is just her thing." Joanna Gaines' mother is Korean.

A state visit, including an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn and a sparkly state dinner, is the highest diplomatic honor the U.S. bestows on its closest allies. Yoon was visiting as the U.S. and South Korea mark the 70th year of an alliance that began at the end of the Korean War and committed the U.S. to help South Korea defend itself, particularly from North Korea. Approximately 28,500 U.S. troops are currently based in South Korea.

Biden´s first invitation for a state visit went to France last year and President Emmanuel Macron was toasted at a black-tie dinner last December with more than 300 guests inside a heated pavilion erected on the south grounds of the White House.



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Wednesday, March 16, 2022


"Yes, I've been in a family court system."

“My children’s health is my priority at this moment,” she added. “And my focus for the last few years has been to help my family and … to focus on helping change laws to protect other families and other women and focus on their stories.”

Parsing what she said:

"I've been in a family court system" - "I've been" (past tense) and not I am.  "family court" -- not divorce court.

"My children's health" instead of health of the family, and "help my family" instead of "heal."

Seems to imply that the family is now healed and healthy and they are out of the system.  At least behind the scenes.   





“It is personal to everyone,” said Jolie, who has been advocating for a revamped version of the law for years. “Everyone who cares about family, everyone who cares about children, everyone who cares about their own safety and the health of their community.”

“I [think] this country doesn’t recognize what a serious domestic violence and child abuse problem it really has,” she said.

“I think once you’re exposed to this system, whoever you are, once you’re exposed to it and you realize how unbelievably broken this system is, you have to do something to improve it,” Jolie said.

"Yes, I've been in a family court system."

“My children’s health is my priority at this moment,” she added. “And my focus for the last few years has been to help my family and … to focus on helping change laws to protect other families and other women and focus on their stories.”










WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: Actress Angelina Jolie sits in the audience as President Joe Biden is introduced by Ruth Glenn, chief executive officer and President of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, during an event celebrating the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)



WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: Activist and actress Angelina Jolie arrives ahead of President Joe Biden for an event celebrating the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for an event celebrating the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The Senate last week passed a full year $1.5 trillion federal funding bill which included the reauthorization of the VAWA, which expired in 2019. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: Actress Angelina Jolie attends an event marking the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act at the East Room of the White House on March 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden, who helped write the original piece of the legislation in 1994 when he was a senator on Capitol Hill, presided over the event. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Senator Pat Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, speaks with actress Angelina Jolie during an event celebrating the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The Senate last week passed a full year $1.5 trillion federal funding bill which included the reauthorization of the VAWA, which expired in 2019. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images


WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: Actress Angelina Jolie leaves after an event to mark the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act at the East Room of the White House on March 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. President J. Biden, who helped to write the original piece of the legislation in 1994 when he was a senator on Capitol Hill, held the event to make the reauthorization of the law that helps to protect women from violence. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)









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