Days after being named the next president of Argentina, Javier Milei decided to take a whirlwind trip to the United States. The 53-year-old libertarian is in the midst of assembling his cabinet and has already announced that he will pass through North American soil and then to Israel before taking over as head of the Casa Rosada. His agenda will be marked by meetings to explain his economic plan.
Milei took off from Buenos Aires on Sunday, along with his sister Karina, future Secretary General of the Presidency, Nicolás Posse, future chief of staff, Santiago Caputo, confidant of the president-elect, Gerardo Werthein, possible future ambassador, and Luis "Toto" Caputo, his likely next Minister of Economy. Mark Stanley, the North American ambassador to Argentina, will join them.
Rumbo a los Estados Unidos...!!!
VIVA LA LIBERTAD CARAJOCC: @totocaputo6hb pic.twitter.com/ofcebj3zDr
— Javier Milei (@JMilei) November 26, 2023
The group will land in New York City, where it has already been announced that they will visit "El Ohel," the tomb of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. "The truth is that I did not get to know the Rebbe personally, but just last year I had the privilege of visiting the Rebbe's grave twice. There I asked for his holy blessing to be elected president of Argentina and this blessing came true this week," explained Milei.
Later, They will arrive in Washington, DC, where they will meet with officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Treasury Department and the White House. Although, it is unclear whether close members of President Joe Biden's team will participate. Biden has already contacted Milei by telephone and confirmed that he cannot attend his inauguration due to prior commitments.
"First he goes to El Ohel to give thanks for the place that Hashem has given him. That will be in New York. Then, to hold work meetings in Washington," La Libertad Avanza, Milei's political party, highlighted.
The meetings will not be to request financing for any specific plan but to make clear Milei's agenda for the next four years: fiscal adjustment, monetary reform, state reform and deregulation.
The trip was initially scheduled for Friday, but the comings and goings of the names of the future cabinet delayed the issue.
