Angelina Jolie looks elegant in white as she attends White House event with son Maddox. See pics

Angelina Jolie was among the many high-profile friends, who attended the White House state dinner in Washington DC on Wednesday. The actor was accompanied by her son Maddox, 21, for the special day hosted for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol and his spouse Kim Keon Hee. Also learn: Angelina Jolie seen on espresso date with Normal People star Paul Mescal after his cut up from fiancée Phoebe Bridgers

Angelina marked her presence in a white gown that she teamed up with an identical jacket. On the opposite hand, her son opted for a black swimsuit. Maddox, who was adopted by the actor from Cambodia in 2002, is reportedly aware of South Korea after learning biochemistry at Yonsei University in Seoul.

Angelina had flown to South Korea to ship her son off to school in August 2019. But Maddox’s research had been interrupted as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, which compelled him to commerce in-person courses for on-line faculty. He returned to his household residence in Los Angeles in March 2020, in keeping with Angelina, who had opened up about her son’s schooling in an interview with Extra that yr. Angelina shares six kids with ex-husband, actor Brad Pitt – sons Maddox and Pax, daughters Zahara and Shiloh, and twins Vivienne and Knox.

As per People, a supply stated about Angelina’s latest White House look, “Asia-America relations are important to Angelina’s family. She and the children have had close ties to the region, including South Korea, for many years. Maddox studied at Yonsei University in Seoul. Angelina has visited South Korea many times for her humanitarian and refugee advocacy over the past two decades, and as an artist. Angelina and Maddox are honored to attend this state dinner.”

Other well-known names in attendance on the latest White House dinner included American Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim. While most friends had been strolling in via the backyard, US President Joe Biden and spouse Jill Biden welcomed Yoon Suk Yeol and his spouse Kim Keon Hee on a crimson carpet. The first girl, who oversaw planning for the administration’s second state dinner, recruited Korean American celeb chef Edward Lee to whip up a Korean-inspired menu.

With AP inputs