Harris visits site of grandfather’s old home in Zambia
Associated PressLUSAKA, Zambia — Vice President Kamala Harris paused Friday during a whirlwind diplomatic swing through Africa for something much more personal: A visit to the site of her maternal grandfather’s home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian public servant in the 1960s. Gopalan was working with the newly independent Zambia government six decades ago on refugee resettlement and lived at 16 Independence Ave., where Harris visited as a little girl. “These are things he would talk about a lot, and I don’t think until I was older I realized how that subconsciously influenced the way I think.” Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka pored through public records, spoke with Zambian and Indian authorities, and reached out to former Zambian government officials to identify the precise location of Gopalan’s home. Harris’ family members also offered memories about the home, which helped with the embassy’s search, the White House official said.
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