On condition of anonymity to discuss her preparations, Harris didn’t go to the region because she was worried about taking local resources away from fighting the fire.
Harris has shown her desire to continue participating on the international scene even if she canceled her trip abroad. During her last week in office, she has called international leaders,
Such as Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
She attended Biden’s parting speech in the Oval Office on Wednesday. After the speech, they hugged, and he called her “a great partner.”
Following the failure of her first presidential campaign four years before, Biden selected Harris as his running mate.
Her schedule was constrained by her responsibilities on Capitol Hill and the coronavirus outbreak after she took office. She was often asked to cast tiebreaking votes since.
