Vice President Harris Heads To Latin America

WAMU 88.5 | By Jonquilyn Hill

Published June 9, 2021 at 7:26 AM CDT

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US Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemala's Minister of Foreign Affairs Pedro Brolo face each other upon arrival at the Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora in Guatemala City.

This week Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Mexico and Guatemala. It’s her first foreign trip in the role of Veep.

Her schedule has included a press conference with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei and a meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

What does this visit mean for Harris and for U.S. policy in the region?