Harris to travel to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany before leaving office
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to close out her term with an around-the-world trip making stops in Singapore, Bahrain and Germany, her office said.
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The trip, which is scheduled to last from Jan. 13 to Jan. 17, will be a final opportunity for Kamala Harris to address U.S. foreign policy challenges before Donald Trump takes office. [Getty]
US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Europe, the Middle East and Asia from January 13 through January 17, the White House said on Tuesday.
The trip, which will likely be Harris' last as vice president before leaving office on January 20, will have stops in Singapore, Bahrain, and Germany, according to the White House. She will be accompanied by her husband, Doug Emhoff.
The White House said Harris will meet with leaders and visit Changi Naval Base while in Singapore on Jan. 15.
The following day, she will meet with leaders in Manama, Bahrain, and visit Naval Support Activity–Bahrain, the headquarters of US Naval Forces Central Command and the US 5th Fleet, it added.
On January 16, Harris will be in Spangdahlem, Germany, to visit the US Air Force 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, according to the White House.
"Throughout her trip, the vice president will discuss the accomplishments of the Biden-Harris Administration over the past four years in each region, the US partnership with the respective nations, the contributions of US military forces to regional and global security, and the enduring national security interests of the United States," the White House said.
It added that Harris will engage with US servicemembers during the trip.
Although she has not disclosed her next steps after losing the presidential election, the expansive travel suggests that Harris might want to continue playing a role on the global stage. There's also speculation that Harris could run for governor of her home state of California.
Dean Lieberman, Harris' deputy national security adviser, said in a written statement that "the vice president felt it important to spend some of her final days in office thanking and engaging directly with US servicemembers deployed overseas, which as she has said, has been one of her greatest privileges as vice president.”
Harris has previously visited Germany and Singapore. Bahrain will be the 22nd country she's visited during her term.
“The vice president continues to believe in a strong U.S. global leadership role because it benefits the security and prosperity of the American people, and she will reaffirm this throughout her trip,” Lieberman said.
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