(Reuters) – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will lead a delegation to Taiwan in the coming days, the highest level visit by a U.S. Cabinet official since 1979, the department said on Tuesday.

Secretary Azar will meet with senior Taiwan counterparts, COVID-19 responders and experts on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump, HHS said in a statement.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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