NEW: Vice Pres. Kamala Harris will deliver the commencement speech at the West Point military academy this month, the first woman to do so, a White House official tells ABC News.
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Coastal Resilience Funding Annoucement event at the University of Miami, April 21, 2023, in Miami.Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver the commencement speech at the West Point military academy this month, the first woman to do so, a White House official told ABC News.
"We are honored to have the Vice President as our commencement speaker," West Point's superintendent, Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, said in a statement provided by the White House. "As an accomplished leader who has achieved significant milestones throughout her career, we look forward to her inspiring remarks to our cadets."
Harris and vice presidents before her have traditionally delivered commencement addresses at U.S. military academies. Last year, she did so at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the year before, she spoke at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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