“Hi, folks. Welcome to my Facebook page," Biden wrote in his inaugural post. "It’s the first time a Vice President has had one of these. I’d like it to be a place where we can talk directly about the issues that matter to both of us." | AP Photo Joe Biden joins Facebook

Joe Biden just joined Facebook.

On Thursday the vice president unveiled his new page on the social media platform — complete with a cover photo focused on his signature Ray Ban aviator sunglasses — making him the first veep to join (though, to be fair, Facebook launched only in 2004).


“Hi, folks. Welcome to my Facebook page. It’s the first time a Vice President has had one of these. I’d like it to be a place where we can talk directly about the issues that matter to both of us,” Biden says in a post that includes a video of him sitting him his office.

“Because this does matter. You’re citizens of a very big world -- one made smaller and more accessible by technologies and platforms just like this one,” Biden continues. “And you’ve got opportunities that no generation before you has had to engage directly with one another about the issues facing this country.”

Hi, folks. Welcome to my Facebook page. It’s the first time a Vice President has had one of these. I’d like it to be a... Posted by Vice President Biden on Thursday, February 4, 2016

According to the White House, Biden's page will be used for a Q&A Thursday in honor of World Cancer Day.