Jake Sullivan
Jake SullivanBiden to the border wall, ‘Muslim ban’ on the first day in his office Biden to sign the wave of executive actions in the first hours of the presidency, called on Biden to stop the move of Pompeo-Trump on Houthis MORE.President Biden’s national security adviser on Thursday made his first calls with foreign counterparts from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan, the White House said.
Sullivan described the new administration as ‘separate introductory calls’ with French diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, German foreign policy adviser Jan Hecker and Shigeru Kitamura, head of the Japanese national security secretariat, Thursday, the first of Biden. full day at office.
“With European partners, Mr Sullivan emphasized the Biden Government’s intention to strengthen the trans-Atlantic alliance and reaffirmed our readiness to work closely with European allies on a range of shared priorities, including issues concerning China. Iran and Russia, “said a National Security Council spokesman. Said Emily Horne.
Horne said Sullivan stressed the importance of the US-Japan alliance in his call with Kitamura and that the new government wants to address the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, China and North Korea.
The calls are expected and are an attempt by Sullivan to get key foreign allies to the new government underway.
Separately, Biden is expected to hold his first call with a foreign leader on Friday. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
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‘I expect that they will certainly also discuss the important relationship with Canada [Biden’s] decided on the Keystone pipeline he announced today, ”Psaki told reporters during a briefing on Wednesday.