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A vice president is a standalone office existing for deputizing or replacing a president. In other countries where the vice presidency is absent or vacant, a separate office or series of offices may instead be designated ex officio to act as head of state, for example the speaker of a legislature or a head of government .
The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the executive branch [8] [9] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.
The incumbent vice president is JD Vance, who assumed office as the 50th vice president on January 20, 2025. [3] [4] There have been 50 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was the person who received the second-most votes for president in the Electoral College.
As vice president, Kamala Harris also represented the U.S. abroad on over a dozen trips to more than 19 foreign countries. There, she strengthened America’s relationship with over 150 leaders ...
Harris being sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on January 20, 2021. Harris was sworn in as vice president on 11:40 a.m. on January 20, 2021, by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. [185] She is the United States' first woman vice president, first African-American vice president, and first Asian-American vice president.
Vice presidents being called on to break ties in the Senate was less common in recent administrations. Former Vice President Mike Pence cast 13 tie-breaking votes.
As vice president of the United States, Harris makes $235,100 annually. The president, meanwhile, gets paid $400,000 yearly. The president, meanwhile, gets paid $400,000 yearly.
James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; [a] August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, attorney, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the 50th and current vice president of the United States since 2025 under President Donald Trump.