Joe Biden arrived for a group photo with G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, marking his final summit as U.S. president—only to discover the picture had already been taken without him. Frustrated U.S. officials attributed the oversight to “logistical issues,” which also left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni out of the shot.

The mishap occurred during Biden’s South American trip, a diplomatic effort overshadowed by speculation about his potential successor, Donald Trump, whose "America First" policies could upend Biden’s foreign policy legacy. At 81, Biden aimed to solidify his achievements before the possibility of Trump returning to the White House.

The group photo, staged at Rio’s striking bayside modern art museum with Sugarloaf Mountain as the backdrop, included world leaders such as China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, and France’s Emmanuel Macron. They chatted briefly before posing on the red-carpeted stage. The moment was over quickly, and the leaders dispersed.

Biden and Trudeau arrived moments later, having been delayed by a bilateral meeting on the summit’s sidelines. Meloni also missed the main photo, leaving the three leaders to gather separately for an impromptu snapshot.

“Logistical issues caused the photo to be taken early, before all leaders had arrived,” a U.S. official explained anonymously. However, officials dismissed speculation that Biden deliberately avoided the photo to steer clear of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who stood in for President Vladimir Putin at the summit.

Biden used his time at the G20 to urge support for Ukraine’s sovereignty following Russia’s 2022 invasion. Putin himself was notably absent from the Rio summit, as the International Criminal Court continues to seek his arrest over allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.