Yellen Lauds Harris, Calls for Continued US Global Leadership
- Treasury chief says vice president understands US role
- Yellen speaks at opening of G-20 finance gathering in Rio
Janet Yellen and Kamala Harris in Washington, DC, in June 2021.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a warning over the risk of the US withdrawing from international engagement after the November election, and praised Vice President Kamala Harris as someone who appreciates American global leadership.
Harris “deeply understands what’s necessary, and why it’s important, to restore US leadership on the global stage,” Yellen said at a press conference Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, where finance ministers from Group of 20 nations have gathered to discuss a range of global issues.