Tue Jan 21 08:09:01 UTC 2025: **Indian-American Usha Vance Makes History as Youngest Second Lady**
Washington, D.C. – Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of newly sworn-in Vice President J.D. Vance, has become the first Indian-American and Hindu Second Lady of the United States. At 39, she is also one of the youngest to assume the role, surpassed only by Jane Hadley Barkley.
President Donald Trump, during his inauguration address, lauded both Mr. and Ms. Vance, stating that Ms. Vance’s intelligence surpasses even that of her husband and that he would have chosen her as his running mate if the line of succession allowed. This remark prompted laughter from the audience.
Ms. Vance, a lawyer who clerked for Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts, is the daughter of Indian immigrants from Andhra Pradesh. Her background and her husband’s embrace of his faith, guided by her, have garnered significant attention. The couple, who met at Yale Law School, married in 2014 and have three children.
Ms. Vance’s ascension to Second Lady highlights the increasing political influence of Indian-Americans in the U.S. Her story, interwoven with her husband’s political success and their interfaith marriage, is being celebrated as a testament to the nation’s diversity and opportunity.
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