history, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. Kamala Devi Harris ( / ˈ k ɑː m ə l ə ˈ d eɪ v i/ ( listen) KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States.