Harris discusses pandemic, migration during visit with new Honduran president
Source: THE HILL
By Brett Samuels - 01/27/22 05:37 PM EST
Vice President Harris on Thursday met one-on-one with the newly inaugurated president of Honduras, where the two discussed additional U.S. COVID-19 vaccine donations and root causes of migration.
Harris attended the inauguration of Honduran President Xiomara Castro and held a bilateral meeting with afterward with Castro, her first meeting with a foreign leader.
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During the meeting, Harris told Castro the U.S. would donate "several hundred thousand" COVID-19 vaccines in the next two months in addition to the more than 3 million doses the Biden administration has already sent to Honduras.
In a bid to help Honduran schools remain open, Harris said the Biden administration would provide more than 500,000 pediatric syringes and $1.35 million in funding for refurbishment of educational and health facilities. The administration will also give $500,000 in funding to support the Honduran government's communications campaign and to boost vaccination deployment, the vice president's office said.
The two leaders also discussed root causes of migration, which is something Harris has been tasked with addressing since last spring. She previously visited Guatemala and Mexico as part of that effort, urging migrants at the time not to come to the United States.........................................
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/591733-harris-discusses-pandemic-migration-during-visit-with-new-honduran
I am glad Kamala Harris is taking on new and different roles.
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