Kamala Harris is of Indian and Jamaican descent (archive)
Kamala Harris made history Wednesday by taking the oath of office as the first woman, the first black and the first Asian American vice president of the United States. The former California senator’s first tweet from her US government account as the incumbent of the second-highest office in the country’s administration consisted of just three words, but it delivered the desired message strongly. “Ready to serve,” he wrote.
Ready to serve.
– Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) January 20, 2021
Aside from her personal Twitter account, which has more than 15 million followers and whose description quickly changed to ‘Vice President of the United States’ after being sworn in, the 58-year-old has also been operating the official account of the United States government. United since he became president-elect last year.
Harris, who is of Indian and Jamaican descent, was sworn in by United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Her becoming vice president of the United States is considered a milestone in the long struggle for gender and racial justice around the world.
Harris, who had said in her first speech as vice president-elect that she would be the first woman to hold the position but not the last, shared a moving tribute to her Indian mother and all the “women who came before me” on Twitter Wednesday.
“I am here today for the women who came before me. And for the woman most responsible for my presence here today: my mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who is always in our hearts,” Kamala Harris says as snapshots of her family. and his campaign flit across the screen.
I’m here today for the women who came before me. pic.twitter.com/ctB9qGJqqp
– Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 20, 2021
Harris, who began her career as a lawyer in the 1990s, is known for breaking glass ceilings. She was the first Native American to serve as a US Senator and the first woman of color to be elected San Francisco District Attorney. When she was elected California Attorney General in 2010, she was the first woman and the first African American to do so.
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