Indian-American Navy veteran appointed US Vice President Kamala Harris' defence advisor

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Category : International Published on: April 21 2022

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Trailblazing Indian-American US Navy veteran Shanti Sethi has joined Vice President Kamala Harris' office as her executive secretary and defence advisor.
Shanti Sethi was the first Indian-American commander of a major US Navy combat vessel.
Sethi commanded the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur from December 2010 to May 2012.
She was also the first woman commander of a US naval ship to visit India. Sethi has also previously served as Senior Military Adviser to the Navy Secretary in 2021-22.

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Indian-American Navy veteran appointed US Vice President Kamala Harris' defence advisor