Kamala Harris to make U.N. debut as U.S. vice president at gender equality meeting

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as U.S. President Joe Biden makes remarks from the White House after his coronavirus pandemic relief legislation passed in the Senate, in Washington, U.S. March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kamala Harris is due to make her United Nations debut as U.S. vice president next week when she addresses an annual United Nations meeting on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Harris will speak at the virtual 65th Commission on the Status of Women on March 16, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said on Monday, adding Washington would also join a U.N. “Group of Friends for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls.”

Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Chris Reese

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