Romanians welcoming Ukrainian refugees was truly an inspiration, Jill Biden says
<p>Carmen Iohannis, the wife of Romanian president Klaus Iohannis, was received on May 9 by the United States First Lady, Jill Biden, who noted that the way Romanians received the Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war was an inspiration.</p>
<p>Jill Biden visited Romania in May 2022, and she remembered the visit in her recent encounter with the Romanian First Lady.</p>
<p>"Carmen, it was wonderful to welcome you to the White House after you received me so kindly in Romania two years ago. I will never forget how you and the Romanian people welcomed the refugees fleeing Ukraine with open arms. It was—and still is—truly an inspiration," Jill Biden stated in a social media post. </p>
<p>The US First Lady <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FLOTUS/posts/pfbid0c27iWjAgeaf9E4abmnwNJ6Lzfdvqhuo8sN96FdRnbk5CfgPiGop8nuWB9SGbzvjEl">shared</a> two photos of herself with Carmen Iohannis, one from the current visit and another from two years ago. At that time, Carmen Iohannis and Jill Biden visited a school in Bucharest, where they met with several Ukrainian refugee children and their mothers.</p>
<p>Carmen Iohannis traveled to the US with president Klaus Iohannis, who <a href="https://www.romania-insider.com/biden-iohannis-nato-member-may-2024">met with president Joe Biden</a>.</p>
<p>Over 3.7 million Ukrainians passed through Romania since the start of the war, according to data by <a href="https://www.unhcr.org/ro/campanie">UNHCR</a>.</p>
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<p><em>(Photo source: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on Facebook)</em></p>