9 January 2025

Rome – US President Joseph Biden is visiting Italy until January 12.

Rome – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss Syria with EU counterparts.

Ramstein Air Base, Germany – Meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, attended by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Brown.

Beirut – Lebanon's Parliament elects a new president.

Washington – State funeral for former US president Jimmy Carter in Washington, with national day of mourning.

Tirana – Richard Verma, US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, is visiting the region until January 11, first meeting officials in Albania before continuing to Belgrade and Prishtina.