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Kamala in charge

22 May 2021

6:43 AM

22 May 2021

6:43 AM

Who is the head of state?

As president, Joe Biden has the sole and unlimited authority to determine US foreign policy. He’s flexed this power in pulling troops from Afghanistan and negotiating behind-the-scenes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Interestingly, though, Vice President Kamala Harris has taken an outsized role in handling much of the administration’s diplomacy.

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