Takes oath of office in the presence of his wife, two sons, and father Kim Jeong-han.
A video of the two sons handing Vice President Harris a business card was posted on social media.
“My two sons gave Vice President Kamala Harris a business card and said, ‘Keep in touch.’”
Representative Andy Kim (42, New Jersey), a member of the Democratic Party who became the first Korean to enter the U.S. Senate, took the oath of office on the opening day of the 119th U.S. Congress on the 3rd (local time).
On this day, this post was posted on his Instagram along with a video of Rep. Kim standing with his wife and two sons in front of Vice President Harris, who also serves as Senate President.
Rep. Kim said, “At today’s senatorial inauguration ceremony, my two sons personally printed business cards and distributed them to people at the National Assembly building. This (video) shows (the sons) handing business cards to Vice President Harris. “They said, ‘Stay in touch,’” he explained.
In the video, Vice President Harris smiles brightly after being handed a business card by Rep. Kim’s sons, saying, “(The business card) is really nice and has an email address written on it,” and “Now I can keep in touch.”
Rep. Kim took the oath of office on this day at the old Senate conference room in the Washington DC Capitol. With his family watching, he took the oath with his left hand on the Bible and his right hand raised.
Rep. Kim’s father, Kim Jeong-han, a ‘first generation immigrant’, watched Rep. Kim’s oath from a wheelchair. Rep. Kim introduced his father to Vice President Harris.
His father, Mr. Kim, who suffered from polio and poverty in Korea, worked as a genetic engineer in the U.S. after attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University.
In a statement released to some media outlets on this day, Rep. Kim expressed his determination to play a role not only for the United States but also for Korea.
“For the United States to be strong, we need strong partnerships and alliances,” he said. “I am committed to serving as a bridge between the United States and South Korea and promoting our shared prosperity and security.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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