First lady Jill Biden will be in South Florida for two days starting on Sunday, the White House announced Thursday.
She will be traveling with Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough.
Biden and McDonough will arrive at Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Sunday evening.
On Monday morning, as part of President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, the first lady and McDonough will speak at a Cancer Survivorship Summit in Davie hosted by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston.
On Monday afternoon, as part of the first lady’s Joining Forces initiative and continued support for the military community, Biden and McDonough will visit Patrick Space Force Base in Brevard County to meet with military spouses and families.
The lives of both Biden and Wasserman Schultz have been touched by cancer.
Wasserman Schultz is a breast cancer survivor.
Beau Biden, the first lady’s son, died of an aggressive brain tumor known as glioblastoma in 2015.
President Joe Biden was vice president at the time, and then-President Barack Obama asked him to lead the cancer moonshot, a White House initiative aimed at accelerating progress in fighting cancer.
Jill Biden will be the keynote speaker at the Cancer Survivorship Summit, which will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Rick Case Arena at Nova Southeastern University, 7200 Mary McCahill Drive.
Survivor Martina Navratilova will also deliver remarks.
Top national medical experts, advocates and survivors will also speak at the summit to address the challenges for those emerging from a cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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