US President Joe Biden during a meeting with Luis Abinader, Dominican Republic’s president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Biden on Friday will host almost a dozen leaders from throughout the Americas as his administration establishes a new forum to bolster regional competitiveness, address migration and its causes, and offer the US as a strategic alternative to China. Photographer: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg