Usha And JD Vance Welcome Baby Boy Alec Neel Vance

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WASHINGTON, DC-US Vice-President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance announced the birth of their fourth child, making him the first sitting US vice-president in more than 150 years to welcome a baby while in office.

The couple named their son Alec Neel Vance. He was born on the morning of July 19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

“We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning. Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother,” the couple said in a joint statement.

“The incredible military doctors and staff members of Walter Reed Medical Center and the White House Medical Unit have been a blessing. We are deeply thankful for all they have done for our family,” they said.

Alec is the couple’s fourth child and their third son. The Vances also have two sons, Ewan, 9, and Vivek, 6, and a daughter, Mirabel, 4. They have largely kept their children out of the public eye.

Their previous child was born in December 2021, when JD Vance was campaigning for a US Senate seat from Ohio. The couple announced in January that they were expecting another son.

The birth also marked a rare event in American political history. The last US vice-president known to have had a child while serving in office was Schuyler Colfax, whose son, Schuyler Colfax III, was born in 1870.

Born Usha Bala Chilukuri, the Second Lady is the daughter of Indian immigrants and was raised in California. Her family traces its roots to South India.(IANS)