Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president. Prior to becoming vice president, Harris served as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017 and as a U.S. senator representing California from 2017 to 2021. She began her career in the office of the district attorney of Alameda County and later served as the district attorney of San Francisco. Harris is a graduate of Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.