Democrat Kamala Harris was invested as Vice President of the United States on Wednesday, making history as the first woman but also the first black person of Indian origin to hold this office.
The former senator and former prosecutor aged 56, daughter of immigrants, was sworn in before Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor, her hand on a bible held by her husband Doug Emhoff.
Joe Biden was invested 46th President of the United States in the wake.