Jill Biden Visits Paris to Announce America's Return to UNESCO
2023-07-25
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1Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, is in Paris this week to announce her country's return to UNESCO.
2UNESCO is the educational, cultural and scientific organization of the United Nations.
3Biden flew overnight and arrived with her daughter, Ashley, early on Monday to be there for Tuesday's ceremony.
4They will see the American flag raised to mark the U.S. return to UNESCO after five years.
5UNESCO is the organization that designates World Heritage sites - noting they should be marked for eternal preservation.
6Eternal means something that lasts forever.
7The organization also works to create collaboration among nations in education, science and culture.
8UNESCO recently denounced attacks by Russia on Ukraine that have damaged historical places, such as a church in Odesa.
9The organization noted Russia had earlier agreed to limit attacks to prevent damage on such places.
10The Bidens will return to the U.S. on Wednesday, but they plan to visit the famous Mont-Saint-Michel before they leave.
11The place is a world heritage site in Normandy, in northern France.
12Jill Biden will also meet with Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron.
13Spokespeople from the administration of President Joe Biden said rejoining UNESCO was part of the president's goal to strengthen partnerships around the world.
14The administration also said it shows America's interest in being a U.N. leader.
15Others said Jill Biden was the right person to take part in Tuesday's event because of her experience as a teacher and college professor. Elizabeth Alexander is a spokesperson for Biden.
16She said the first lady is "honored to help celebrate this important milestone."
17The U.S. left UNESCO in 2018 during President Donald Trump's time in office.
18Trump's administration was protesting what it called unfair treatment of Israel by UNESCO.
19UNESCO voted earlier in July to approve the United States' readmission to the group.
20As part of rejoining UNESCO, the U.S. will pay more than $600 million over a number of coming years.
21That amount includes what the U.S. would have paid had it been a member since 2018.
22Clubs, labor groups and other organizations call these amounts dues.
23The U.S. also withdrew from UNESCO in the 1980s during Ronald Reagan's presidency.
24It rejoined the group in 2003 under President George W. Bush.
25Bush's wife, Laura, announced the move at a UNESCO meeting that year.
26I'm Dan Friedell.
1Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, is in Paris this week to announce her country's return to UNESCO. 2UNESCO is the educational, cultural and scientific organization of the United Nations. 3Biden flew overnight and arrived with her daughter, Ashley, early on Monday to be there for Tuesday's ceremony. They will see the American flag raised to mark the U.S. return to UNESCO after five years. 4UNESCO is the organization that designates World Heritage sites - noting they should be marked for eternal preservation. Eternal means something that lasts forever. The organization also works to create collaboration among nations in education, science and culture. 5UNESCO recently denounced attacks by Russia on Ukraine that have damaged historical places, such as a church in Odesa. The organization noted Russia had earlier agreed to limit attacks to prevent damage on such places. 6The Bidens will return to the U.S. on Wednesday, but they plan to visit the famous Mont-Saint-Michel before they leave. The place is a world heritage site in Normandy, in northern France. 7Jill Biden will also meet with Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron. 8Spokespeople from the administration of President Joe Biden said rejoining UNESCO was part of the president's goal to strengthen partnerships around the world. The administration also said it shows America's interest in being a U.N. leader. 9Others said Jill Biden was the right person to take part in Tuesday's event because of her experience as a teacher and college professor. Elizabeth Alexander is a spokesperson for Biden. She said the first lady is "honored to help celebrate this important milestone." 10The U.S. left UNESCO in 2018 during President Donald Trump's time in office. Trump's administration was protesting what it called unfair treatment of Israel by UNESCO. 11UNESCO voted earlier in July to approve the United States' readmission to the group. As part of rejoining UNESCO, the U.S. will pay more than $600 million over a number of coming years. That amount includes what the U.S. would have paid had it been a member since 2018. Clubs, labor groups and other organizations call these amounts dues. 12The U.S. also withdrew from UNESCO in the 1980s during Ronald Reagan's presidency. It rejoined the group in 2003 under President George W. Bush. Bush's wife, Laura, announced the move at a UNESCO meeting that year. 13I'm Dan Friedell. 14Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English from reports by the Associated Press. 15____________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17designate -v. to officially chose something 18collaboration -n. to work together with another group 19milestone -n. an important event in the development of a person or an ongoing activity 20readmission -n. to be admitted again 21dues -n. (pl.) a regular payment that is made to be a member of an organization 22We want to hear from you. How do you think the U.S. will contribute to UNESCO in the future? 23Here is how our comment system works: 24Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.