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  1. The vice president of the United States ( VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer 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. Following the election of Joe Biden as U.S. president in the 2020 election, Harris assumed office as vice president of the United States on January 20, 2021. She is the United States' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female elected official in U.S. history, and the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.

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    Twenty-six vice presidents held other high state or federal government positions after leaving the vice presidency. Fifteen went on to become president: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johns...

    Official White House website for the Vice President[permanent dead link]
    Mark O. Hatfield, et al.; edited by Wendy Wolff (1997). Vice Presidents of the United States 1789–1993. U.S. Senate Historical Office. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington.
  4. Mar 20, 2024 · Kamala Harris is the vice president of the United States, making her the first female vice president and first Black person and Asian American to hold the position. By Biography.com Editors ...

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  5. Vice President of the United States. For a list of vice presidents, see List of vice presidents of the United States. The vice president of the United States ( VP or VPOTUS) [1] [2] is the second highest executive officer of the U.S. federal government after the president of the United States.

  6. Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco ...

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