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The five-day diplomatic<\/strong> visit<\/strong> symbolizes the White House’s desire<\/strong> to finally turn the page on the tumultuous relationship<\/strong> that has existed between the two countries since the announcement of a new defence alliance around the US in the Pacific<\/strong>, which led to the breakdown <\/strong>of a huge Australian submarine<\/strong> contract<\/strong> initially promised to France.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kamala Harris<\/strong> is not the first member of the Biden administration<\/strong> to travel to Paris to ease relations. Before her, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken<\/strong> and White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan<\/strong> made the trip. President Joe Biden<\/strong> also met with Emmanuel Macron<\/strong> at the French Embassy in Rome ten days ago.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The American vice-president<\/strong> will be received this Wednesday 10 November at the Elys\u00e9e Palace<\/strong> by the French president. During this meeting, the Indo-Pacific<\/strong>, European security<\/strong>, but also global health will be discussed<\/strong>. A strengthening of cooperation<\/strong> between France<\/strong> and the United States<\/strong> in the field of space<\/strong> should also be one of the subjects of the discussions, according to a joint statement issued on the occasion of the meeting between Joe Biden<\/strong> and Emmanuel Macron<\/strong> in Rome.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The American vice-president<\/strong> is also expected to take part in the ceremonies commemorating the 1918 armistice<\/strong> ending the First World War on 11 November. On the same day, she will take part in the Paris Peace Forum<\/strong>, organised by Emmanuel Macron<\/strong>. A visit to the Pasteur Institute and participation in the international conference on Libya<\/strong> are also on the agenda.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n