WHILE greeting Kamala Harris on her 56th birthday, US presidential candidate Joe Biden said that they would celebrate her next birthday at the White House.
Harris, who was picked by Biden in August as his running mate, turned 56 on Tuesday(20).
Biden took to Twitter to post a photograph showing their hands clasped together.
"Happy Birthday, Kamala Harris. Next year, let's celebrate with some ice cream at the White House," tweeted Biden.
Biden will celebrate his 78th birthday next month.
Harris in a tweet said her birthday wish is that everybody should go out and vote. "My birthday wish this year? For everyone to go vote," she said.
October 20 also happens to be the birthday of her niece, Meena Harris.
"I couldn't let the day go by without wishing my niece, Meena, a happy birthday too!” she said.
"In two weeks, we could call this birthday girl madam vice president," said former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
"Happy birthday, @KamalaHarris! Hope you're showered with love on your special day," tweeted former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, a biologist whose work on the progesterone receptor gene stimulated work in breast cancer research, had arrived in the US from India in 1958.
Her father, Donald J Harris, is a Stanford University professor emeritus of economics, who arrived in the US from British Jamaica.
Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She was elected attorney general of California in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.
In 2016, Harris became the second African American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the US senate.
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During the hearing, Clifford denied all the charges except for the rape charge, which was added to the indictment at the session. (Photo: Hertfordshire Police /Handout via REUTERS)
Man pleads not guilty to murder of BBC presenter's family
A 26-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering the wife and two daughters of BBC sports commentator John Hunt in a crossbow and knife attack.
Kyle Clifford, who also faces charges of rape, appeared via video link at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday.
Clifford, arrested in July after a manhunt, is charged with three counts of murder, one count each of rape and false imprisonment, and two counts of possessing offensive weapons – a 10-inch knife and a crossbow.
During the hearing, Clifford denied all the charges except for the rape charge, which was added to the indictment at the session.
He is expected to enter a plea for that charge at a later date.
The victims were Carol Hunt, 61, wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28.
An earlier hearing revealed that Louise had been found tied up and that both she and her sister had been shot with a crossbow, while their mother had been stabbed with a knife.
The fatal attack occurred at the family’s home in Bushey, a commuter town near Watford, northwest of London.
(With inputs from AFP)