Biden nominates Indian American Richard Verma to top diplomatic position

Sat, 24 December 2022

09:04

US President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Indian American Richard R Verma to a top diplomatic position in the US department of state.

According to a White House release, Biden announced his intent to nominate Verma as deputy secretary of state for management and resources.

Verma is the chief legal officer and head of global public policy at Mastercard.

He was the United States ambassador to India and assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs during the Obama administration.

Earlier in his career, he was national security advisor to the United States Senator Harry Reid.

At the same time, he was Democratic whip, minority leader and then-majority leader of the United States Senate, added the release. -- ANI

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