Kamala Harris is of Indian and Jamaican descent (File)
Kamala Harris made historical past on Wednesday as she was sworn in as the primary lady, first Black and first Asian American vp of the US. The former California Senator’s first tweet from her US authorities account because the holder of the second highest workplace within the nation’s administration consisted of simply three phrases, however delivered the meant message forcefully. “Able to serve,” she wrote.
Able to serve.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) January 20, 2021
Other than her private Twitter account – which has over 15 million followers and whose description swiftly modified to the ‘Vice President of the US’ after the oath, the 58-year-old has additionally been working the official US authorities account since she turned the president-elect final 12 months.
Ms Harris, who’s of Indian and Jamaican descent, was sworn in by US Supreme Court docket Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Her changing into the vp of the US is being seen as a milestone within the lengthy wrestle for gender and racial justice the world over.
Ms Harris, who had mentioned in her first speech because the vice president-elect that she could be the primary lady to carry the submit however not the final, on Wednesday shared on Twitter a transferring tribute to her Indian mom and all of the “girls who got here earlier than me.”
“I am right here at present due to the ladies who got here earlier than me. And to the girl most liable for my presence right here at present – my mom, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who’s all the time in our hearts,” Kamala Harris says as snapshots of her household and her marketing campaign flit throughout the display.
I am right here at present due to the ladies who got here earlier than me. pic.twitter.com/ctB9qGJqqp
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 20, 2021
Ms Harris, who started her profession as an legal professional within the nineties, is understood for breaking glass ceilings. She was the primary Indian American to function a US senator and the primary lady of color to have been elected district legal professional of San Francisco. When she was elected because the Legal professional Common of California in 2010, she was the primary lady and first Black American to take action.
With inputs from businesses
