She defended the Affordable Care Act in court, enforced environmental law, and was a national leader in the movement for marriage equality. She established the state’s first Bureau of Children’s Justice and instituted several first-of-their-kind reforms that ensured greater transparency and accountability in the criminal justice system.Īs Attorney General, Vice President Harris won a $20 billion settlement for Californians whose homes had been foreclosed on, as well as a $1.1 billion settlement for students and veterans who were taken advantage of by a for-profit education company. In 2010, Vice President Harris was elected California’s Attorney General and oversaw the largest state justice department in the United States. The program was designated as a national model of innovation for law enforcement by the United States Department of Justice. In that role, Vice President Harris created a ground-breaking program to provide first-time drug offenders with the opportunity to earn a high school degree and find employment. She was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2003.
She then served as a managing attorney in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and later was chief of the Division on Children and Families for the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. In 1990, Vice President Harris joined the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office where she specialized in prosecuting child sexual assault cases. Throughout her career, the Vice President has been guided by the words she spoke the first time she stood up in court: Kamala Harris, for the people. They have a large blended family that includes their children, Ella and Cole. Growing up, Vice President Harris was surrounded by a diverse community and extended family. They brought her to civil rights demonstrations and introduced role models-ranging from Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to civil rights leader Constance Baker Motley-whose work motivated her to become a prosecutor. Her parents were activists, instilling Vice President Harris with a strong sense of justice. Gopalan, a breast cancer scientist and pioneer in her own right, received her doctorate the same year Vice President Harris was born. Vice President Harris and her sister, Maya Harris, were primarily raised and inspired by their mother, Shyamala Gopalan.
She graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Vice President Harris was born in Oakland, California to parents who emigrated from India and Jamaica. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. Bracelet and Bronze Star Ribbon Return to American World War II Veteran.Opening of U.S.-Czech Republic Defense Cooperation Agreement Negotiations.United States Announces $106 Million in Military Financing for Czech Republic.Announces $10.2 million for Organizations Supporting Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Republic Secretary Blinken Remarks to Terezín Conference.United States Thanks Czech Republic for Hosting Terezin Declaration Conference.Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure & Manufacturing.Ambassador Sabet Announces Additional $200 Million in Military Financing for the Czech Republic.Westinghouse and Bechtel Host Czech Republic Supplier Summit.Secretary of Defense and Czech Minister of Defense Sign DCA Citi Celebrates 30 Years in the Czech Market.Game-Changing Quantum Tech: Framing New Opportunities for the Czech Republic.Delta Air Lines reconnects Prague and New York City.Ambassador Sabet’s Interview with Forbes Czech Republic.Embassy Prague’s Global Affairs Academy 2023! Ambassador Sabet Visits the Procter & Gamble Rakona Manufacturing Plant.Announces Over $8M in Funding to Support Refugees from Ukraine in Czech Republic Embassy and Cisco Team Up to Promote Cyber-Security for Czech Business Partners
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