According to the White House, Usha Vance will visit « historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland’s national dogsled race. »
Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland later this week, the White House announced Sunday, the most high-profile visit yet as the Trump administration eyes the Danish territory.
The second lady has already made a number of overseas trips, having visited Paris in February and India earlier this month.
According to the White House, Vance will visit « historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland’s national dogsled race. » She is set to arrive on Thursday and return on Saturday.
Her son will join her on the trip, the White House said, along with a U.S. delegation.
National security adviser Mike Waltz will also travel to Greenland, a source familiar confirmed to CBS News. Waltz will visit the Pituffik Space Base, the source said.
