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The White House wants you to know: Harris was in the room

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The White House has increasingly touted Vice President Kamala Harris ’ role in foreign policy.

Recent mentions of Harris have included noting that she joined calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .

Name-checking Harris — or any vice president, for that matter — is unusual and suggests an attempt to buttress her credentials.

The vice president has leaned into her role in the Biden administration's biggest foreign policy wins.

Vice President Harris has played a key role in the administration’s Asia policy.

Administration officials recently highlighted her role in securing an agreement with the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to resettle Afghan refugees in the southeast Asian country while they await visa processing to enter the United States .

The White House has also promoted her role with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines .