Biden names US delegation to Marcos inauguration

United States (US) President Joe Biden said a US presidential delegation will attend the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday, June 30.

In a White House statement, it was mentioned that US Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will lead the delegation.

Aside from Emhoff, the following delegation members will attend the inauguration:

• Heather Variava, Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, US Embassy Manila
• Bobby Scott, Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, United States Representative (D), Virginia
• Nani A. Coloretti, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget
• Admiral James “Sandy” A. Winnefeld, Jr. (Ret.), Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Edgard D. Kagan, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council
• Chantale Y. Wong, US Director of the Asian Development Bank

Marcos will hold his oath taking at the National Museum of the Philippines with more than 15,000 security personnel to be deployed. — Giselle Ombay/RSJ, GMA News