US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Ghana as part of first trip to Africa
Kamala Harris , Vice President of the United States of America together with her husband Douglas Emhoff will visit Ghana later this month .
Kamala Harris ‘ visit to Ghana will be her first trip to the African continent since becoming United States Vice President.
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She will first visit Accra in Ghana; Dar es Salaam in Tanzania; then end the weeklong trip (March 25 to April 2) in Lusaka in Zambia before returning to Washington.
In a tweet, Mrs Harris said she was looking forward to a productive trip.
Later this month, @SecondGentleman and I will travel to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia as part of our Administration’s efforts to strengthen partnerships throughout Africa and advance our shared efforts on security and economic prosperity.
I look forward to a productive trip.— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 13, 2023
The Vice President’s visit will build on the recent U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that President Biden hosted in Washington in December 2022.
“The trip will strengthen the United States’ partnerships throughout Africa and advance our shared efforts on security and economic prosperity,” the White House said in a statement.Â
ABOUT KAMALA HARRIS
Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney. She is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. She’s also the first African American and first Asian American vice president
Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.