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VP Harris to deliver commencement address
Posted on: May 28, 2021 at 09:13:04 CT
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Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will become the first woman to give the commencement speech at the United States Naval Academy when she addresses the 2021 graduating class.
During the speech, Harris will touch on some of the biggest threats to the nation and its armed forces, including the pandemic, cybersecurity and climate change. One White House official said the address is her first broad speech focused on the military and the threats the country faces today.
"The global pandemic has accelerated our world into a new era. It has forever impacted our world. It has forever influenced our perspective. If we weren't clear before, we know now: Our world is interconnected. Our world is interdependent. Our world is fragile," Harris will say, according to excerpts provided by her office.
"A deadly pandemic can spread throughout the globe in just a matter of months. A gang of hackers can disrupt the fuel supply of a whole seaboard. One country's carbon emissions can threaten the sustainability of the whole Earth. This, Midshipmen, is the era we're in. It is unlike any era that came before. So, the challenge before us now is how to mount a modern defense to these modern threats."
During the speech, Harris will touch on some of the biggest threats to the nation and its armed forces, including the pandemic, cybersecurity and climate change. One White House official said the address is her first broad speech focused on the military and the threats the country faces today.
"The global pandemic has accelerated our world into a new era. It has forever impacted our world. It has forever influenced our perspective. If we weren't clear before, we know now: Our world is interconnected. Our world is interdependent. Our world is fragile," Harris will say, according to excerpts provided by her office.
"A deadly pandemic can spread throughout the globe in just a matter of months. A gang of hackers can disrupt the fuel supply of a whole seaboard. One country's carbon emissions can threaten the sustainability of the whole Earth. This, Midshipmen, is the era we're in. It is unlike any era that came before. So, the challenge before us now is how to mount a modern defense to these modern threats."
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