U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein became the first diplomat , sworn on electronic handheld device: Susie Levin swore allegiance to their country, putting his hand on the e-reader Amazon Kindle. On the screen at this point displays the Constitution of the United States, open to the first page of the Nineteenth Amendment (bestower of suffrage to all citizens, regardless of gender). Apparently, the authorities Susie was not against: the ceremony was broadcast live on Twitter U.S. Embassy.
Levin desire to keep pace with technology is easily explained: Madam Ambassador previously worked on the IT-giant Microsoft, where she worked on educational projects. This is not the first time , when American officials used gadget for taking the oath; in February of this year, the fire brigade of New Jersey opened the Bible on the iPad, not finding the paper version.
While not obvious how to treat this phenomenon – one on this question can be answered only when we see U.S. President gently puts his hand on touchscreen tablet next. One thing is clear: more likely to be in your pocket would be an e-book than a printed copy of the Constitution of the United States.
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