Thursday, July 2nd 2026 - 08:54 UTC
Milei had already declined to attend the Mercosur summit in Asunción —where he was represented by Quirno— in order to remain in Buenos Aires and lead the swearing-in of his new cabinet chief
Argentine President Javier Milei will prioritize his domestic agenda in the coming days and will not travel to the United States for that country's Independence Day celebrations on July 4, official sources confirmed. The decision comes amid a reshaping of his cabinet following the departure of his cabinet chief, Manuel Adorni, and marks the second time in a matter of days that the president has set aside an international commitment to focus on domestic matters.
The possibility of traveling to New York was weighed within the government but never came to be officially confirmed. Official accounts differ on its status: while some Casa Rosada sources held that the invitation “existed” but that Milei's attendance was never ratified, others said the trip “was never on the agenda.” Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said that as of Wednesday no formal invitations had been received from the White House. Among the factors that complicated a possible visit, the sources cited the rescheduling of a gathering of business leaders and investors in Sun Valley and the absence of a confirmed bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump.
