The Biden Administration has appointed Indian
- Published By: techteam
- July 5, 2021 / 09:43 PM IST
The Biden Administration has appointed Indian American diplomat Atul Keshap as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim
(Interim)Ambassador) to India, in New Delhi to “reinforce the close US partnership with the Government and people of India.”
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Keshap will be departing for India following the retirement of US Ambassador Daniel Smith, the State Department said announcing his appointment Tuesday.
“Keshap’s appointment will reinforce the close US partnership with the Government and people of India, demonstrated by our collaboration to overcome global challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic,” the spokesperson’s office said in a media release.Keshap most recently served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives.
