Meet Kamala

Kamala Harris became the first Indian American and African American woman to become the 46th Vice President. Here are some fast facts about our new Vice President:

Full name: Kamala Devi Harris

Did you know? Kamala is Sanskrit for “lotus” and Devi is Sanskrit for “goddess”

Birthday: Oct. 20, 1984 in Oakland, California. Kamala’s zodiac sign is Libra.

Parents: Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, an Indian immigrant, and Donald Harris, a Jamaican-born emeritus professor of economics at Stanford University

Education: B.A. from Howard University (1986) and J.D. from University of California Hastings College of Law (1989)

Did you know? Kamala was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first established Black Greek letter organization for women?

Career: Deputy district attorney in Alameda County, district attorney for San Francisco, California attorney general, U.S. Senator, and now vice president

Relationship: Married Doug Emhoff on Aug. 22, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California Momala to Cole and Emma (that’s better than stepmom)

Hobbies: reading, cooking

Did you know? Kamala has written 3 books: "The Truths We Hold: An American Journey," "Superheroes Are Everywhere," and "Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan to Make Us Safer."

DId you know? Her inauguration was the 59th, although there are only 45 presidents.

WHERE DOES THE VICE PRESIDENT LIVE?

The Vice President's residence at One Observatory Circle, photographed in December 2017

(D. Miles Cullen photo)

Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO), the white 19th Century house at Number One Observatory Circle in northwestern Washington, D.C., was built in 1893.

WHERE DOES THE VICE PRESIDENT WORK

In addition to the Vice President’s Office in the West Wing, the Vice President and staff maintain a set of offices in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) located in the West Wing of the White House premises.