PM Modi US Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the US for an official state visit from June 21 to 24, where he will be hosted by US President Joe Biden at the White House.
The last official was done by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
This will be Narendra Modi’s first state visit to the US during his nine-year-long reign as the Prime Minister. The last state visit by an Indian to the US was from 23 November to 25 November 2009 by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
not classified as a state visit
While PM Modi has visited the US several times during his tenure, none of the visits have been classified as a state visit, which is the highest rank visit according to diplomatic protocol.
What are state visits?
State visits are visits to foreign countries led by a head of state/government, acting in their sovereign capacity. Therefore, he is officially described as (name of state) instead of (name of leader). State visits to the United States take place only at the invitation of the President of the United States, acting in his capacity as head of state.
State visits usually last a few days and include elaborate ceremonies, depending on the schedule of the visiting head of state. In the US a flight line ceremony (where the incoming head of state is greeted on the tarmac after landing), a 21-gun salute White House arrival ceremony, a White House dinner, exchange of diplomatic gifts, an invitation to Blair House (Pennsylvania) The US President’s Guesthouse across the avenue) and Flagg Street lining these are included in the celebrations. Narendra Modi’s visit will include a state dinner on June 22.
