Kamala Harris Makes History as First Female, First Black, and First Asian-American US Vice President
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With Biden Out, Vice President Kamala Harris Has a Chance to Make History Again
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Kamala Devi Harris, born October 20, 1964, is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States since 2021. Harris is the daughter of an Indian immigrant, her late mother Shyamala Gopalan, and a father from Jamaica, Donald Harris. She has made history as the first female, first Black, and first Asian-American US vice president. Harris was sworn in just before Joe Biden took the oath of office on January 20, 2021. As vice president, Harris is the president of the Senate and a member of the National Security Council. She is also the chair of the President's Council on Gender and Racial Equity.
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