![US Senator Joseph Biden Jr. (R-DE) (L) hosts King Abdullah II of Jordan (R) and Queen Rania at a Senate Foreign Relations luncheon 08 May 2002, during their visit to the US Capitol in Washington, DC. The King is meeting with Congressional leaders and US President George W. Bush later 08 May. AFP PHOTO/HO-PETRA (Photo by PETRA / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QIHE4JRRZBZ42WE5V237RBECVE.jpg?smart=true&auth=7520872c0518efe0ec24e493e6d5280755d0a562fa486f06361d39a4de6f7fcf&width=400&height=225)
President Joe Biden, when he was a senator, with King Abdullah and Queen Rania in Washington, on May 8, 2002. PETRA/AFP
President Joe Biden, when he was a senator, with King Abdullah and Queen Rania in Washington, on May 8, 2002. PETRA/AFP
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