Yoon had not uttered a word of English, speaking carefully through a translator, but he knew every word as he crooned about driving his Chevy to the levee on the day the music died. Throughout a long day of public appearances up to that point, Mr. Yoon did not look like he needed much convincing.Īnd so the leader of more than 50 million South Koreans began belting out one of the most iconic American songs of the modern age to the delight of a crowd of diplomats and celebrities cheering him on. They don’t usually ask them to sing.īut there was President Biden on the stage of the State Dining Room late Wednesday night, coaxing President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea to perform one of his guest’s favorite songs, Don McLean’s “American Pie.” Mr. WASHINGTON - Presidents traditionally invite foreign leaders visiting the White House to give a statement in front of cameras, to make a toast at a dinner, maybe even to address reporter questions.
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