The U.S. House of Representatives panel on foreign affairs has asked the chamber's speaker in a letter to invite Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to address Congress during his official visit in April.
The committee said Tuesday that the bipartisan letter sent last week to House Speaker Mike Johnson noted that inviting Kishida to a joint session of Congress would "underscore the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance as the cornerstone of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific."
In late January, the White House said that U.S. President Joe Biden will host Kishida for an official visit on April 10, which includes a state dinner in Washington.