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The vice president of the United States is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the United States federal government after the president of the United States. [1] There have been 49 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789.
Kamala Harris is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. A former senator, she is the first African American, first Asian American and first female occupant of the office. Harris is the highest ranking female official in United States history.
The length of a full four-year vice-presidential term of office amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). If counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. Since 1789, there have been 49 people sworn into office as Vice President of the United States. Of these, nine ...
17 hours ago · Joe Biden (born November 20, 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is the 46th president of the United States (2021–25) and was the 47th vice president of the United States (2009–17) in the Democratic administration of Pres. Barack Obama.
Sep 10, 2024 · United States presidential election of 2020 was an election held during the global coronavirus pandemic, in which Democrat Joe Biden, formerly the 47th U.S. vice president, defeated the incumbent president, Republican Donald Trump, to become the 46th U.S. president.
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1 day ago · Kamala Harris (born October 20, 1964, Oakland, California, U.S.) is the 49th vice president of the United States (2021– ) in the Democratic administration of Pres. Joe Biden. She is the first woman, the first Black American, and the first Asian American to hold the post.
Kamala Harris is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. A former senator, she is the first African American, first Asian American and first female occupant of the office. Harris is the highest ranking female official in United States history.
