Vice President of the United States in the OEOB has since been designated the "Ceremonial Office of the Vice President" and is today used for formal events and press interviews. President Jimmy Carter was the first president to give his vice president, Walter Mondale, an office in the West Wing of the White House, which all vice presidents have since retained. Because of their function as Presidents of the Senate, vice presidents still maintain offices and staff members on Capitol Hill. Though Walter Mondale's tenure was the beginning of the modern day power of the vice presidency, the tenure of Dick Cheney saw a rapid growth
Vice-President of the European Commission a percentage of the top civil service grade. Vice-Presidents are paid at 125% (€22,122.10 monthly), in comparison to 112.5% (€19,909.89) for normal Commissioners and 138% (€24,422.80) for the President. However, the Vice-President who is also the High Representative, is paid at 130% (€23,006.98). There are further allowances on top of these figures. The First Vice-President usually takes on the main role of a Vice-President: taking over from the President in their absence. The current First Vice-President is Frans Timmermans. The Previous First Vice-President was Catherine Ashton who was also the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security