President Joe Biden holds a bilateral meeting with H.E. Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, on March 17.
Mandatory Credit:	Al Drago/The New York Times/Redux

President Joe Biden holds a bilateral meeting with H.E. Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, on March 17.
Mandatory Credit: Al Drago/The New York Times/Redux

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