{"id":139189,"date":"2021-02-16T21:05:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T02:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=139189"},"modified":"2021-02-16T21:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T02:27:58","slug":"kamala-harris-taking-calls-with-foreign-leaders-on-behalf-of-biden-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-taking-calls-with-foreign-leaders-on-behalf-of-biden-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Taking Calls With Foreign Leaders On Behalf Of Biden: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-taking-calls-with-foreign-leaders-on-behalf-of-biden-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=139189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Harris.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Weeks into office, Vice President Kamala Harris is reportedly taking calls with foreign leaders on behalf of President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Harris held her second call with a foreign world leader when she spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/02\/16\/kamala-harris-takes-foreign-calls-on-behalf-of-biden\/\">reported<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Veep had a telephone call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and spoke to the World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in January.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the Post, Harris\u2019 predecessor Vice President Mike Pence \u201coccasionally spoke directly by phone with foreign leaders, but that role generally was performed by former President Donald Trump, especially last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA review of press notices from Pence\u2019s final year in office reveals no readouts of direct calls with the leaders of foreign nations,\u201d the Post added.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/americas\/20210216-in-call-with-macron-us-vice-president-harris-vows-to-strengthen-ties-with-france\">statement<\/a> from the VP\u2019s office said Harris and President Macron \u201cagreed on the need for close bilateral and multilateral cooperation to address COVID-19,&nbsp;climate change, and support democracy at home and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey also discussed numerous regional challenges, including those in the Middle East and Africa, and the need to confront them together,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The French leader tweeted Monday to Harris: \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Glad we had this first talk [VP]&nbsp;<\/span>Kamala Harris! Let\u2019s move forward together on all the challenges we face: climate, gender equality, regional crises, and our space cooperation with (hopefully) a new step this Thursday with Perseverance\u2019s landing on Mars!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Glad we had this first talk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a> Kamala Harris! Let&#8217;s move forward together on all the challenges we face: climate, gender equality, regional crises, and our space cooperation with (hopefully) a new step this Thursday with Perseverance\u2019s landing on Mars! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Qb1T8Pkqp\">https:\/\/t.co\/5Qb1T8Pkqp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/1361449818183393282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Veep spoke with Prime Minister Trudeau on Feb. 1.&nbsp;\u201cDuring the call, Harris offered assurances that the Biden administration would \u2018do everything it can\u2019 to secure the release of two Canadian citizens detained by China, according to a readout from the White House,\u201d the Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world-nation\/story\/2021-02-02\/harris-speaks-with-trudeau-in-first-foreign-leader-call\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A senior official familiar with the call told the LA Times that Harris \u201cproactively brought up\u201d two Beijing imprisoned Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor during the call, \u201csomething that was appreciated by Trudeau and Canadian officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two also discussed Canada\u2019s contact tracing smartphone app that notifies Canadians of exposure to the new coronavirus,\u201d the report said. \u201cThe app is voluntary and if someone tests positive, other users who have the app and have been in proximity are alerted they\u2019ve been exposed to someone who has tested positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris also \u201cdiscussed trade policies between the nations and \u2018avoiding the unintended consequences of Buy America policies,&#8217;\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Two days into the job, President Biden spoke with Trudeau in his first call as president with a foreign nation\u2019s leader, the Post reported, noting that he spoke with Macron two days after that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough Pence seldom spoke with world leaders toward the end of his term, he did so occasionally in earlier years and sometimes met with foreign leaders on trips abroad,\u201d the Post said. \u201cPence spoke on the phone <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200109092935\/https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/readout-vice-president-mike-pences-telephone-call-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with Trudeau<\/a> in 2019 and with the presidents of <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200109030616\/https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/readout-vice-presidents-call-president-mauricio-macri-argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Argentina<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200109100643\/https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/readout-vice-presidents-call-australian-prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia<\/a> in 2017. He spoke in <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201018043408\/https:\/\/co.usembassy.gov\/readout-of-vice-president-mike-pences-call-with-president-ivan-duque-of-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/co.usembassy.gov\/readout-of-vice-president-pences-call-with-the-president-of-colombia-ivan-duque\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019<\/a> with Colombia\u2019s president. He spoke in 2018 with <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200308072438\/https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/readout-vice-president-mike-pences-call-prime-minister-adil-abd-al-mahdi-iraq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iraq\u2019s<\/a> prime minister and in 2019 with <a href=\"https:\/\/ua.usembassy.gov\/readout-of-vice-president-mike-pences-phone-call-with-the-president-of-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine\u2019s<\/a> president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lindsey-graham-kamala-harris-could-be-impeached-if-republicans-retake-the-house\">Lindsey Graham: Kamala Harris Could Be Impeached If Republicans Retake The&nbsp;House<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weeks into office, Vice President Kamala Harris is reportedly taking calls with foreign leaders on behalf of President Joe Biden. 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