MVP Kamala's schedule for June 30th
With no none public events for Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th, on Wednesday Madam Vice President took part and delivered opening remarks at the UN’s Generation Equality Forum, “a global gathering for gender equality convened by UN Women in a live speech. The forum was co-hosted by the Governments of Mexico and France in partnership with youth and civil society.
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According to the United Nations: The Forum kicked off in Mexico City in March and will culminate in Paris from 30 June to 2 July 2021, launching a series of concrete, ambitious and transformative actions to achieve immediate and irreversible progress towards gender equality. The event also marked the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.
Vice President Harris lead the U.S. virtual delegation to the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, and provided live opening remarks alongside co-hosts French President Emmanuel Macron, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and U.N. Secretary General António Guterres.
2) In the afternoon, Vice President Harris joined President Biden in the South Court Auditorium for a meeting with some Western Governors to discuss ways and briefings to address this year’s current and upcoming severe fire danger, titled "Western Wildfires."
They were accompanied by Cabinet officials, and private sector partners to discuss the devastating intersection of drought, heat, and wildfires in the Western United States, and strengthening prevention, preparedness and response efforts for this wildfire season
Cabinet Officials who attended were:
- Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland
- Energy Department's Secretary Jennifer Granholm,
- White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy
- White House's Chief of Staff, Ron Klein
- Deputy secretary of Defense Kathleen Holland Hicks
- EPA Administrator Michael Regan,
- Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall who serves as the Homeland Security Advisor for U.S. President Joe Biden
- Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas
- Tom Vilsack, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Governors attending were:
- Gavin Newsom of California,
- Jared Polis of Colorado,
- Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham of New Mexico,
- Steve Sisolak of Nevada,
- Kate Brown of Oregon,
- Spencer James Cox of Utah,
- Jay Robert Inslee of Washington
- Mark Gordon of Wyoming
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