President Joe Biden will host the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Washington, DC on May 12 and 13 for a U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit.
This is the second Special Summit since 2016 and the first direct summit for the leaders since 2017.
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