Hariri to Begin U.S. Visit on Monday

Prime Minister Saad Hariri will on Monday begin an official visit to the United States during which he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, his office said Friday.

The premier will also meet with a number of U.S. administration officials, House Speaker Paul Ryan, members of Congress and senior officials from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the office added.

Hariri will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, the director of his office Nader Hariri and a number of advisers.

Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) later reported that Hariri had “left Lebanon for the United States.”