The United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein 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 device. pic.twitter.com/5E4bjIRQ2x
— U.S. Embassy London (@USAinUK) June 2, 2014
thx so much RT @MauraLONeill: Excited to congratulate new @AmbSuzi to #Switzerland being sworn in by @VP @whitehouse pic.twitter.com/5oeamxqAJN
— Suzi LeVine (@AmbSuzi) May 30, 2014
Before joining the government, LeVine's career was centered on education. She co-founded the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences at the University of Washington, an organization dedicated to early learning research, and was the chairperson of its advisory board from 2006 to 2013. LeVine also worked at Microsoft from 2009 to 2012 as its director of strategic partnerships for student developers and director of communications for education.
My oath... pic.twitter.com/UWG8XNvTXN
— Suzi LeVine (@AmbSuzi) June 1, 2014
LeVine will work from Bern, Switzerland. Watch her full introductory video below: