After more than five decades at the forefront of United States foreign policy, President Joe Biden may have hoped to use his speech to over a hundred world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to burnish both his own legacy and the country’s leadership on the world stage.

President Joe Biden makes a farewell speech to world leaders at the United National General Assembly on Tuesday as he seeks to burnish his foreign policy legacy. But even though he came into office with decades of foreign policy experience,

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to deliver his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon are edging toward all-out war and Israel's bloody operation against Hamas in Gaza nears the one-year mark.

The Biden administration is working towards a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, even as the president's term comes to a close.

However, the bulk of the Biden administration's diplomatic agenda for the gathering is expected to play out behind the scenes in critical sideline meetings, as U.S. diplomats race against the clock to contain the spreading conflict in the Middle East and ensure Ukraine can stave off Russian advances.