Karen Pence Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, greets Erica Gough, a military spouse, at Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y., June 19, 2018. Pence went to meet with spouses of the New York National Guardsmen to talk about ways that the federal government can better improve the lives of National Guard families through new policies. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.11 MB) Credit: Army Spc. Andrew Valenza, Army National Guard VIRIN: 180619-Z-DP681-1013.JPG Photo Gallery