Overview

• White House officials confirmed the Washington meeting, marking the leaders’ first in-person summit after multiple phone calls.
• Albanese will not have a formal bilateral in New York this week and is expected at most to exchange a brief greeting with Trump at a reception.
• Australia’s ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, welcomed the confirmation and said he was utterly optimistic about the relationship.
• The lack of a New York sit-down followed Australia’s formal recognition of Palestine, which some analysts suggested may have weighed on scheduling.
• While in New York for UNGA, Albanese held a 40-minute meeting with France’s Emmanuel Macron and is preparing his address to the assembly.