Janet Yellen was sworn in as U.S. Treasury Secretary by Vice President Kamala Harris. She’s the first woman to hold the position in 232 years.

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KAMALA HARRIS: OK, raise your right hand. I, Janet Yellen, do solemnly swear.

JANET YELLEN: I, Janet Yellen, do solemnly swear.

KAMALA HARRIS: That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States.

JANET YELLEN: That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States.

KAMALA HARRIS: Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

JANET YELLEN: Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

KAMALA HARRIS: And I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.

JANET YELLEN: That I was bear true faith and allegiance to the same.

KAMALA HARRIS: That I take this obligation freely.

JANET YELLEN: That I take this obligation freely.

KAMALA HARRIS: Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.

JANET YELLEN: Without any mental hesitation or purpose of evasion.

KAMALA HARRIS: And that I will well and faithfully discharge.

JANET YELLEN: And that I will well and faithfully discharge.

KAMALA HARRIS: The duties of the office upon which I'm about to enter.

JANET YELLEN: The duties of the office upon which I'm about to enter.

KAMALA HARRIS: So help me God.

JANET YELLEN: So help me, God.

KAMALA HARRIS: Congratulations, Madam Secretary. Congratulations.

JANET YELLEN: Thank you [INAUDIBLE].