VP Harris to give commencement address to Coast Guard Academy

The ceremony will take place May 18 in New London, Connecticut

Apr 29, 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris will be this year’s commencement speaker at the Coast Guard Academy, school officals announced Friday.

Harris will deliver the keynote address at the May 18 ceremony in New London, Connecticut, Rear Adm. Bill Kelly, the Coast Guard Academy’s superintendent, said in a news release.

Kamala Harris thegrio.com — Kamala Harris speaks during a joint press conference with Poland’s President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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“We are honored to host the Vice President and look forward to having her present the Coast Guard’s newest leaders with their commissions,” Kelly said. “This will also be a memorable moment for our graduates before they head out across the country and around the globe to take their places in the fleet.”

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Vice presidents traditionally address the graduating class at one of the service academies on a rotating basis. Harris was the commencement speaker at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, last year.

For 231 years, the @USCG has been “always ready” to protect the United States at home, at sea, and in cyberspace. I look forward to celebrating the @USCGAcademy cadets of the class of ’22. https://t.co/pOvCf5FmK2
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) April 29, 2022

President Joe Biden spoke at last year’s Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony, telling the graduates that “The best way to meet the wide array of threats we meet today is by investing in America’s enduring advantages.”

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