Harris to lead funeral delegation for Japan's former Prime Minister Abe

Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the US presidential delegation to Japan for the state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a White House official tells CNN

"Her visit will honor the legacy of Prime Minister Abe and underscore the importance of his leadership in championing the alliance between the United States and Japan and advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific," the White House official said.Additional members of the delegation will be announced at a later date, the official added. And local outlets in Asia reported last month that US officials had begun laying the ground work for the vice president's visit.

Harris is the first Black and South Asian woman to hold the office in the US.In August 2021, Harris visited Southeast Asia in the midst of the administration's first major foreign policy crisis after the US' withdrawal from Afghanistan. And her departure from Singapore to the second stop of Vietnam was delayed by several hours after her office was informed of a"report of a recent possible anomalous health incident.

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