Indian-American Vedant Patel to be Interim Spokesman of US State Department

Indian-American Vedant Patel to be Interim Spokesman of US State Department

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 13 2023

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  • Indian American Vedanta Patel will be serving as the interim spokesperson of the US State Department, as Ned Price is going to step down this month.
  • Price will continue to work directly for Antony Blinken at State Department.
  • Ned Price began to work as a US Department of State spokesperson on January 20, 2021.
  • Patel, born in India and raised in California, is a graduate of the University of California-Riverside and the University of Florida.
  • Patel served as an Assistant Press Secretary and spokesperson for President Biden, where he honed his skills in handling media relations and communications strategy.
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