US President nominates Indian American Richard Verma to top diplomatic position in State Department

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: December 26 2022

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US President Joe Biden on 23 December nominated Indian American Richard R Verma to a top diplomatic position in the US Department of State.
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.
Prior to that he was National Security Advisor to United States Senator Harry Reid (D-NV).
He has also been Democratic Whip, Minority Leader, and then Majority Leader of the United States Senate.