PM Modi To Address Indian Diaspora In Two-Hour-Long Event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the US for an official state visit from June 21-24 at the invitation of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.

During the visit, PM Modi will address an invitation-only gathering of diaspora leaders from across the country at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC. PM Modi's event with the Indian diaspora is focussed on the theme "India's growth story". The event will be for two hours from 7 pm to 9 pm local time on June 23.

The PM will address a gathering of Indian Americans from across the US. Diaspora reception hosted by the United States Indian Community Foundation (USICF) at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC on Friday, June 23.

Mary Millben, a prominent African-American Hollywood actress and singer will perform in New York and in Washington during the visit of PM Modi, beginning this Wednesday.

Her global performance of the Indian National Anthem, performed virtually in 2020 for the 74th Anniversary of India's Independence Day, and the treasured Hindu hymn 'Om Jai Jagdish Hare' for the 2020 Diwali observance have been praised and viewed by millions across the US, India, and the world.

Notably, Millben has performed the National Anthem and patriotic music for four consecutive US Presidents - George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Following in the footsteps of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. and his pilgrimage to India in 1959, in August 2022, she made her first, historic trip to India performing in celebration of India's 75th Anniversary of Independence as an official guest from the United States invited by the Government of India, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

She made history as the first American and African American artist to be invited to India for the Independence Day observance and for an audience of 1.4 billion people.