Kamala Harris becomes the first woman to deliver a US Naval Academy commencement address

Kamala Harris becomes the first woman to deliver a US Naval Academy commencement address
  • Vice President Harris became the first woman to give a commencement address at the Naval Academy.

  • She told graduates they would be taking "an oath to support our Constitution and defend it against all enemies."

  • Harris also paid respects to the late Sen. John McCain, a prominent Naval Academy graduate.

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  • When Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the graduates of the United States Naval Academy on Friday, she became the first female commencement speaker in its 175-year-history.


    At the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Harris told the graduates that they would be taking "an oath to support our Constitution and defend it against all enemies."


    "No matter what changes in our world, the charge in this oath is constant," she emphasized.


    Harris spoke of the immense challenges that graduates would face, including the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and cybersecurity threats.

    She called climate change "a very real threat to our national security" and lauded the graduates for being part of the future for tackling the issue.


    "I look at you and I know you are among the experts who will navigate and mitigate this threat," she said. "You are ocean engineers who will help navigate ships through thinning ice. You are mechanical engineers who will help reinforce sinking bases. You are electrical engineers who will soon help convert solar and wind energy into power, convert solar and wind energy into combat power."


    She told the graduates that they would be critical in securing the country's infrastructure.


    "Foreign adversaries have their sights set on our military technology, ..

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