U.S. Ambassador Is First to Take Oath on an E-Reader

The United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein became the first U.S. official to take the oath of office on an electronic copy of the country's founding document

Ambassador Suzi LeVine was sworn in with an e-reader on Friday by Vice President Joe Biden at the White House, which was pre-loaded with a copy of the U.S. Constitution. She then placed her hand on the e-reader. LeVine starts the job on Monday.

A very 21st century swearing in; @AmbSuzi becomes the 1st U.S. Ambassador to take the oath over an electronic devicepic.twitter.com/5E4bjIRQ2x

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