U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will lead a presidential delegation from the United States at the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as the next president of Mexico on Tuesday, October 1.
As of September 20, 16 heads of state and prime ministers had confirmed their attendance at the ceremony, mostly from Latin American and Caribbean nations.
Leftist or left-of-center leaders will be prominently represented among the guests, including Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chile’s Gabriel Boric, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, and Cuba’s Miguel Díaz-Canel. It is not known whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend.