Mike Pence calls Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to offer congratulations

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a briefing about the upcoming presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (Alex Brandon, Pool/AP)

Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation.

It is the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations.