Doug Emhoff Will Lead the U.S. Delegation at the Paralympic Games

The opening ceremony will be held Tuesday, Aug. 24. In a statement, the White House said that Raymond Greene, the charge d’affaires ad interim at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, will also attend the ceremony with Emhoff.

As the husband of Vice PresidentKamala Harris, the 56-year-old Emhoff has settled into the role of political spouse with seeming ease, making appearances in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere tohighlight food insecurityin local communities and encourage Americans toget the COVID-19 vaccine.

Speaking to NBC’s chief White House correspondent, Peter Alexander,in an interviewthat aired in June onToday, Emhoff said he marvels about how he got to this place in life “every minute of every day.”

Speaking about his life as husband to the vice president, Emhoff told Alexander, “And sometimes she and I will look at each other and just - I’ll say, ‘You’re the vice president of the United States,’ and she’ll say, ‘You’re the second gentleman of the United States.’ "

As the first man to ever hold the title of Second Gentleman, Emhoff has made history, having previously worked as a well-known entertainment attorney in Los Angeles.

He left his firm ahead of the inauguration. In December, he announced he was joiningGeorgetown University Law Centerto teach a course for the spring semester titled “Entertainment Law Disputes.”

Dr. Biden, 70, joined the approximately 600 Team USA Olympians — and scores of coaches, support staff and press — to kick off the games, and also attended several competitions in support of American athletes

source: people.com