Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a commencement speech to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s 2023 graduating class. She told them they were graduating in an “increasingly unsettled world,” mentioning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the rise of China and other autocracies, and climate change. Vice President Harris then said the graduates will be tasked with essential leadership roles in defending the nation’s highest ideals, advising them to be guided by their oath to the U.S. Constitution “in all that you do.” She is the first woman to give a commencement address in the school’s history.