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Thulasendrapuram (India), Jan 20 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Jagadeesh NV).- Kamala Harris' inauguration as the first U.S. vice president on Wednesday is being experienced with special enthusiasm in her ancestral Indian village, Thulasendrapuram, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where residents are celebrating the historic moment with the launching of firecrackers and the distribution of traditional sweets.FOOTAGE OF HARRIS' ANCESTRAL VILLAGE AT THE TIME SHE WAS SWORN IN AS U.S. VICE PRESIDENT
US President Joe Biden signs his first official documents next to Vice President Kamala Harris after both were officially sworn into office at the US Capitol. IMAGES
Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters A striking photo captured Barack Obama joyfully greeting VP Kamala Harris. The two are the only Black Americans elected to the White House in US history. Reuters photojournalist Jonathan Ernst captured a striking photo of former President Barack Obama passing on the torch of national office to newly sworn-in Vice President Kamala Harris. Like Obama 12 years ago today, Harris, who is of Jamaican and Indian heritage, made history when she was sworn in as the first female, Black, and Asian vice president.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office in front of the US Capitol around 12 p.m. on January 20. Celebrities Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will perform at the ceremony, Biden's inaugural committee announced on Thursday. Later that evening, Biden and Harris will speak to the nation via a TV special featuring performances by Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, and other A-listers. The inauguration is part of a five-day program with multiple virtual and socially-distanced in-person celebrations.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office in front of the US Capitol around 12 p.m. on January 20. Celebrities Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will perform at the ceremony. Biden and Harris will then speak to the nation via a TV special at 8:30 p.m. that will feature performances by Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Bruce Springsteen, and other A-listers. The inauguration is part of a five-day program with multiple virtual and socially-distanced in-person celebrations.
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Tanzania for a two-day visit as part of a three-nation trip to Africa. Her visit follows a December summit hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington with African leaders to balance the rising influence of China and Russia on the continent. IMAGES
US Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Polish President Andrej Duda at the Belvedere Palace in Warsaw after the Pentagon, fearing a wider conflict, definitively rejected a Polish offer to give its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. IMAGES
US Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw, with their talks expected to discuss how to provide "military assistance" for Ukraine after Washington rejected Warsaw's offer of Soviet-era fighter jets. IMAGES
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris lands at Orly Airport near Paris for a five-day visit to further mend relations with France after a crisis brought on by a cancelled submarines contract. IMAGES
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives on the House floor ahead of President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress. Arriving next to Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the podium, the two greet each other bumping elbows. It's the first time in history that two women will be seated behind a President making an address to a joint session of Congress. IMAGES