美国副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯将于周一晚间前往法国，这是一次引人注目的访问。此前，美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)在一项被拜登形容为“笨拙”的核潜艇协议引发争议后，努力缓和与美国最老盟友的紧张关系
哈里斯计划在周三与法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙进行一对一的会谈。她还将参加两次国际峰会，并出席11月11日纪念美国退伍军人节和法国停战日的仪式活动，纪念第一次世界大战的结束。这次旅行将是哈里斯作为副总统在美国以外的第三次冒险，给她提供了副总统通常拥有的外交机会，但由于大流行，她迄今为止的任期很少。
“副总统的这次访问确实标志着我们联盟的力量，因为我们两国共同努力推进繁荣、安全和稳定，”一名高级政府官员在访问前与记者通话时说。
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美国总统乔·拜登和法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙在法国艾美酒店会面..
近两个月前，美国与澳大利亚展开了共享核潜艇技术的合作，导致澳大利亚取消了与法国6500万美元的潜艇订单。由于包括马克龙在内的法国官员似乎对该协议措手不及，法国大使被暂时从华盛顿召回。
拜登总统在罗马20国集团峰会期间与马克龙坐在一起，公开表示美国对潜艇交易的处理“笨拙”
“这不是很优雅地完成的，”拜登承认。“我的印象是，某些事情已经发生，但还没有发生。但是我想说清楚。法国是一个极其重要的合作伙伴。”
现在，哈里斯将继续传递这一信息，除了与马克龙的双边会谈外，还将出席爱丽舍宫的晚宴。
政府官员不愿在与记者的电话简报中透露，如果不是马克龙和美国在“潜艇冷落”问题上出现分歧，一名较低级别的官员是否会参加这次旅行
“我这里没有水晶球。一位高级政府官员表示:“我不会玩‘万一’的游戏。“三个月前发生的一些事情，在那之前三个月我是无法预测的，但我可以告诉你，作为副总统，我非常期待这次旅行。这次旅行极其重要。”
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法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙聆听美国副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯的演讲...
除了与Macron一对一坐下来，哈里斯还将参加巴黎和平论坛，关注大流行后世界的全球健康，她还将出席利比亚会议，与20位国家元首会面，鼓励结束利比亚暴力，并于12月24日举行民主选举。
在巴黎期间，哈里斯还将参观位于法国的美国第一次世界大战军事公墓苏莱内斯，以此纪念法国停战日和美国退伍军人节。抵达当天，哈里斯将参观巴斯德研究所，观看法国科学家抗击新冠肺炎的工作。鉴于哈里斯的母亲在20世纪80年代在该研究所进行乳腺癌研究，这次访问将特别特别。
利比亚会议可能会特别棘手。一名高级政府官员表示，由马克龙、德国总理安格拉·默克尔、意大利总理马里奥·德拉吉和联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯共同主办的这次会议旨在承认，在经历了卡扎菲倒台、内战和暴力的艰难十年后，选举带来了希望。欧洲领导人尤其致力于为利比亚的和平创造条件，以阻止移民涌入欧洲大陆。
“副总统认为美国参与其中很重要。我们支持合法有效的选举，这将导致国际社会达成共识，不仅要举行合法有效的选举，还要让利比亚想要的政府掌权，并让外国军队撤出该国。这就是为什么她会带着来自美国的重要信息出现在那里。
第二位绅士道格·埃姆霍夫也将前往巴黎，并参加以性别平等、体育外交和教育交流为重点的独立活动。
Harris heads to Paris to soothe tensions with French after 'submarine snub'
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to travel to France late Monday, a high-profile visit following President Joe Biden's efforts to soothe tensions with America's oldest ally in the wake of controversy over a nuclear submarine deal that Biden described as "clumsy."
Harris is scheduled to have a one-on-one meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday. She will also participate in two international summits, and attend ceremonial events on Nov. 11 to mark Veterans Day in the U.S. and Armistice Day in France, observing the end of World War I. The trip will be Harris's third venture outside of the U.S. as vice president, giving her the diplomatic opportunities often afforded to vice presidents, but scarce her tenure thus far due to the pandemic.
"This visit from the vice president really signals the strength of our alliances as our nations work together to advance prosperity, security and stability," a senior administration official said on a call with reporters ahead of the trip.
The visit comes nearly two months after the U.S. rolled out a partnership with Australia to share nuclear submarine technology, leading Australia to cancel a $65-million submarine order with the French. With French officials, including Macron, seemingly blindsided by the deal, the French ambassador was temporarily recalled from Washington.
President Biden, sitting down with Macron on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Rome, said publicly that U.S. handling of the submarine deal "was clumsy."
"It was not done with a lot of grace," Biden admitted. "I was under the impression certain things had happened that hadn’t happened. And uh, but uh, I want to make it clear. France is an extremely, extremely valued partner."
Now, Harris will continue to drive home that message, attending a dinner at Elysee Palace in addition to the bilateral meeting with Macron.
Administration officials would not say on a briefing call with reporters whether a lower-level official would have gone on this trip if it were not for the rift between Macron and the U.S. over the "submarine snub."
"I don't have a crystal ball here. I'm not going to play the 'what if' game," a senior administration official said. "There are things that happened three months ago that I would not have predicted three months before that, but I can tell you as the vice president is looking forward to this trip. This trip is extremely important."
In addition to sitting down with Macron one-on-one, Harris will participate in the Paris Peace Forum, focusing on global health in a post-pandemic world, and she'll attend the Libya Conference, meeting with 20 heads of state to encourage an end to violence in Libya and open democratic elections on Dec. 24.
While in Paris, Harris will also mark Armistice Day in France and Veterans Day in the U.S. by visited Surenes, an American World War I military cemetery in France. On the day of arrival, Harris will visit the Institute Pasteur to see the work of French scientists combatting COVID-19. That visit will be particularly special, given Harris's mother conducted breast cancer research at the institute in the 1980s.
The Libya Conference promises to be especially thorny. Co-hosted by Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy, and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the conference is meant to acknowledge that after a tough decade after the fall of Qaddafi, civil war and violence, an election offers hope, a senior administration official said. European leaders are especially invested in creating the conditions for peace in Libya, in order to stem the tide of migrants to the European mainland.
"The vice president thinks it's important for the United States to be at that table. And to lend our support for legitimate and effective elections that lead to international consensus on not just having these legitimate, effective elections, but bringing into power a government that Libya wants and getting the foreign forces out of the country. So that's why she's going to be there with that important message from the United States," a senior administration official said.
The second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, will also travel to Paris, and participate in independent events focused on gender equality, sports diplomacy, and educational exchanges.
