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Kamala Harris: America’s next vice president

By Lauren Monsen Kamala Devi Harris, a senator who has represented California in the U.S. Congress since 2017, will break barriers when she is inaugurated as vice president of the United States on January 20. She will be the first woman — and the first person of African, Jamaican and South Asian ancestry — to occupy that ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: African Americans, Asian Americans, female leaders, U.S. elections, women's empowerment

Diversity is an essential component of the U.S. diplomatic corps

By Noelani Kirschner American diplomats represent U.S. values abroad and embody a core tenet of American life: diversity. In the United States, anyone — regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background — can become a diplomat and represent America abroad as a member of the U.S. Foreign Service. One of the many ways the ...

By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 January, 2021 | Topics: Gender Issues, History, Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: Asian Americans, immigration, professional development, women in the workforce, women's empowerment