President-Elect Donald Trump will meet Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House says, in their first encounter since the election.
In a short statement, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says: "At President Biden’s invitation, President Biden and President-Elect Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday at 11:00 am. Additional details to follow."
While Joe Biden and Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday, public meetings between the pair aren't particularly common.
They were watched on TV screens around the world in June for the first debate in the presidential election, debating the economy, abortion, and foreign policy.
Biden's ill-fated debate appearance eventually led to him dropping out of the race for the White House in July - he was replaced by Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket.
The two were also photographed to commemorate 23 years since the 9/11 attack on 11 September at Ground Zero.
Biden's post-election invitation to Trump is a tradition held between the outgoing and incoming presidents.
However, when Trump lost the election to Biden in 2020, the Republican broke with tradition and didn't host any such meeting.
What is discussed during the president and president-elect's meeting?
Meetings between presidents and their elected successors are traditional—aside from 2020 when Trump did not organise one with Biden.
Usually, they talk about the transition period and the issues involved in setting up a White House administration.
When Barack Obama hosted Trump, they also discussed foreign and domestic policy and agreed to work together to help "the country succeed," Obama said.
And when President George Bush invited Obama to the Oval Office in 2008, they discussed economic and security issues. While they spoke, their wives, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, toured the White House grounds.
