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Harris being sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on January 20, 2021. Harris was sworn in as vice president on 11:40 a.m. on January 20, 2021, by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. [185] She is the United States' first woman vice president, first African-American vice president, and first Asian-American vice president.
The vice president-elect is JD Vance, who will assume office as the 50th vice president on January 20, 2025. [4] [5] There have been 49 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was the person who received the second-most votes for president in the Electoral College.
The waiver would need to pass Congress and have the President's signature to assume the position. Congress waived the ban for Charlene Barshefsky, President Clinton's choice for Trade Representative in 1997. [234] [235] Lighthizer was confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative on May 11, 2017, by a margin of 82–14. [236] [237]
A vice president is a standalone office existing for deputizing or replacing a president. In other countries where the vice presidency is absent or vacant, a separate office or series of offices may instead be designated ex officio to act as head of state, for example the speaker of a legislature or a head of government .
The working mom is an emblem of the 21st century. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris didn’t change her last name after marrying her husband Douglas Emhoff, and it's kind of a big deal.
The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the executive branch [8] [9] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.
2 Current and former members of the U.S. Congress. 3 Judicial officeholders. ... Vice presidents of the United States; Current and former members of the U.S. Congress
The vice president has three constitutional functions: to replace the president in the event of death, disability or resignation; to count the votes of electors for president and vice president and declare the winners before a joint session of Congress; and to preside over the Senate (with the role of breaking ties).