WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Former Secretary of State is set to make a rare public appearance at the White House, attending an arts event next week with first lady .
The White House announced that Clinton is scheduled to appear Tuesday to help honor the 2023 winners of the Praemium Imperiale, a global prize awarded annually by the Japan Art Association for lifetime achievement in the arts.
Praemium Imperiale laureates were first celebrated at the White House by President Bill Clinton and the then-first lady in 1994.
Bill Clinton had in May 2022, a month after former President Barack Obama for the first time since the end of his administration for an event celebrating his signature health care law.
Hillary Clinton, a former New York senator who served as Obama's secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, lost her to .
The White House announcement means next Tuesday's event is set to go forward despite the on Monday. She is recuperating in Delaware, and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that 鈥渢he first lady is doing well."
Jean-Pierre said the president tested negative for COVID on Wednesday morning, following negative tests the previous two days. He is scheduled to leave Thursday for India to attend the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, and later travel to Vietnam and Alaska.
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