Even Trump got a kiss! Macron avoids giving VP Kamala Harris traditional double cheek greeting as they shake hands at Élysée Palace after relations soured over collapsed $9B submarine deal
Vice President
Kamala Harris continued the administration's push to try to soothe relations with
France after the clash over a US submarine deal on her diplomatic visit Wednesday – and by all outward signs was enjoying the task.
'I'm very happy to be in Paris,' she exclaimed when a reporter shouted a question about whether she had to make 'amends.'
She was warmly greeted by French President
Emmanuel Macron on the steps of Elysee Palace – just days after President
Joe Biden also sought to mend fences with the nation often called America's oldest ally.
Macron did not offer a double-cheek greeting that is common in France to the first female U.S. vice president – although he has been photographed giving 'La Bise' to former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump.
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris prior to a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 10, 2021. Harris is on a charm offensive to try to reset relations between the U.S. and Paris after tensions flared over a new U.S. security arrangement with Britain and Australia
French President Emmanuel Macron kisses U.S first lady Melania Trump at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Saturday, Nov.10, 2018. Trump is joining other world leaders at centennial commemorations in Paris this weekend to mark the end of World War I
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron kiss during a State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Laughing Kamala laughs embraces Emmanuel Macron at Élysée Palace | Daily Mail Online