McCains head to Italy for a forum before the senator returns to Washington next week The Republican Arizona lawmaker will speak at the Ambrosetti Forum on Saturday.

 -- Sen. John McCain is wrapping up the summer congressional recess in northern Italy, where he is attending the Ambrosetti Forum, along with the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at a panel focused on the United States.

McCain, who is in Italy with wife Cindy McCain, is slated to speak at the gathering on Saturday.

"Great to be at the Ambrosetti Forum in beautiful Lake Como, Italy! Look forward to discussing the need for strong American leadership in the world tomorrow," McCain wrote on Instagram Friday, along with a photo of himself and Cindy McCain standing against Lake Como's picturesque landscape.

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain's office said that at the forum he will thank the Italian government for its contribution to global security, as well as Italy's role in the fight against ISIS.

McCain, who recently completed his first round of radiation and chemotherapy treatments for brain cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, tweeted a photo of himself with friend Sen. Graham.

Snap-happy Cindy McCain posted an aerial photo of northern Italy as they headed there, captioning an Instagram photo, "Northern Italy here we come."

McCain's office said the 81-year-old will return to Washington next week. He's expected to shepherd the annual defense policy bill.