Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Kamala Harris formally stepped down from her role as senator Monday in advance of taking the oath of office as vice president of the United States in the 59th presidential inauguration.
"I'm not saying 'goodbye,'" Harris said in a short video on her Twitter feed. "In many ways I'm now saying 'hello' as vice president of the United States. But I want to thank you for the honor of representing the place of my birth as a proud daughter of California."