It will include visits to Israeli settlements in the West Bank that have been avoided by previous secretaries of state. According to Macron's office, the French president spoke with Biden by phone four days ago and conveyed his desire to work together in areas such as climate change, terrorism and health. For the outgoing secretary of state and the French officials, Monday's meetings will be a delicate demarche on tough issues. In an arrival tweet Saturday in France, Pompeo laid out the standard diplomatic groundwork for his Paris talks, noting that France is the “oldest friend and Ally” of the United States. After France, Pompeo’s tour takes him to Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Source: ABC News November 14, 2020 17:03 UTC