diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b6001f82e..b3ee2646b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   foundational example `19a-azure-realtime-beta.py`.
 
 - Introduced `GoogleVertexAIService`, a new class for integrating with Vertex AI
-  Gemini models.
+  Gemini models. Added foundational example
+  `14p-function-calling-gemini-vertex-ai.py`.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/examples/foundational/14p-function-calling-gemini-vertex-ai.py b/examples/foundational/14p-function-calling-gemini-vertex-ai.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68608e932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/foundational/14p-function-calling-gemini-vertex-ai.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024–2025, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
+import asyncio
+import os
+import sys
+
+import aiohttp
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from loguru import logger
+from runner import configure
+
+from pipecat.adapters.schemas.function_schema import FunctionSchema
+from pipecat.adapters.schemas.tools_schema import ToolsSchema
+from pipecat.audio.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
+from pipecat.frames.frames import TTSSpeakFrame
+from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
+from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
+from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
+from pipecat.services.elevenlabs import ElevenLabsTTSService
+from pipecat.services.google import GoogleVertexAIService
+from pipecat.services.openai import OpenAILLMContext
+from pipecat.transports.services.daily import DailyParams, DailyTransport
+
+load_dotenv(override=True)
+
+logger.remove(0)
+logger.add(sys.stderr, level="DEBUG")
+
+
+async def start_fetch_weather(function_name, llm, context):
+    """Push a frame to the LLM; this is handy when the LLM response might take a while."""
+    await llm.push_frame(TTSSpeakFrame("Let me check on that."))
+    logger.debug(f"Starting fetch_weather_from_api with function_name: {function_name}")
+
+
+async def fetch_weather_from_api(function_name, tool_call_id, args, llm, context, result_callback):
+    await result_callback({"conditions": "nice", "temperature": "75"})
+
+
+async def main():
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        (room_url, token) = await configure(session)
+
+        transport = DailyTransport(
+            room_url,
+            token,
+            "Respond bot",
+            DailyParams(
+                audio_out_enabled=True,
+                transcription_enabled=True,
+                vad_enabled=True,
+                vad_analyzer=SileroVADAnalyzer(),
+            ),
+        )
+
+        tts = ElevenLabsTTSService(
+            api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY", ""),
+            voice_id=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID", ""),
+        )
+
+        llm = GoogleVertexAIService(
+            # credentials="<json-credentials>",
+            params=GoogleVertexAIService.InputParams(
+                project_id="<google-project-id>",
+            )
+        )
+        # Register a function_name of None to get all functions
+        # sent to the same callback with an additional function_name parameter.
+        llm.register_function(
+            "get_current_weather", fetch_weather_from_api, start_callback=start_fetch_weather
+        )
+
+        weather_function = FunctionSchema(
+            name="get_current_weather",
+            description="Get the current weather",
+            properties={
+                "location": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA",
+                },
+                "format": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"],
+                    "description": "The temperature unit to use. Infer this from the user's location.",
+                },
+            },
+            required=["location", "format"],
+        )
+        tools = ToolsSchema(standard_tools=[weather_function])
+
+        messages = [
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": "Start a conversation with 'Hey there' to get the current weather.",
+            },
+        ]
+
+        context = OpenAILLMContext(messages, tools)
+        context_aggregator = llm.create_context_aggregator(context)
+
+        pipeline = Pipeline(
+            [
+                transport.input(),
+                context_aggregator.user(),
+                llm,
+                tts,
+                transport.output(),
+                context_aggregator.assistant(),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        task = PipelineTask(
+            pipeline,
+            params=PipelineParams(
+                allow_interruptions=True,
+                enable_metrics=True,
+                enable_usage_metrics=True,
+            ),
+        )
+
+        @transport.event_handler("on_first_participant_joined")
+        async def on_first_participant_joined(transport, participant):
+            await transport.capture_participant_transcription(participant["id"])
+            # Kick off the conversation.
+            await task.queue_frames([context_aggregator.user().get_context_frame()])
+
+        runner = PipelineRunner()
+
+        await runner.run(task)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/google.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/google.py
index 44a677136..f741154b9 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/google.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/google.py
@@ -1343,15 +1343,16 @@ class GoogleVertexAIService(OpenAILLMService):
     class InputParams(OpenAILLMService.InputParams):
         """Input parameters specific to Vertex AI."""
 
+        # https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/locations
+        location: str = "us-east4"
         project_id: str
-        location: str
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         *,
         credentials: Optional[str] = None,
         credentials_path: Optional[str] = None,
-        model: str = "google/gemini-1.5-flash",
+        model: str = "google/gemini-2.0-flash-001",
         params: InputParams = OpenAILLMService.InputParams(),
         **kwargs,
     ):
@@ -1359,7 +1360,7 @@ class GoogleVertexAIService(OpenAILLMService):
         Args:
             credentials (Optional[str]): JSON string of service account credentials.
             credentials_path (Optional[str]): Path to the service account JSON file.
-            model (str): Model identifier. Defaults to "google/gemini-1.5-flash".
+            model (str): Model identifier. Defaults to "google/gemini-2.0-flash-001".
             params (InputParams): Vertex AI input parameters.
             **kwargs: Additional arguments for OpenAILLMService.
         """