Welcome to the future: the new US Ambassador to Switzerland has been sworn in on a Kindle.
Suzi LeVine, formerly a somewhat minor Microsoft executive and Obama organizer, was sworn in as the official US Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein at the United States Embassy in London Monday June 2nd.
According to reports the Amazon Kindle used may have been a white e-paper Kindle touch, although this is not officially confirmed.
The Kindle is reported to have been showing the Constitution of the United States of America as she swore on it.
Swearing in ceremonies have traditionally involved swearing on print books, and despite it being 2014 this hasn’t changed…until now.
We may be some time away from courts embracing a Kindle but it’s about time a 200+ year old tradition was updated to the 21st century.
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
Congratulations to my amazing sister in law Suzi LeVine, the new Ambassador to Switzerland and Lichenstein!!! #wh… pic.twitter.com/d0ydE6bx7t
— Whitehouse (@whphotos2013) May 30, 2014
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