The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American Dr Geeta Rao Gupta as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues in the State Department.
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Indian American Richard Verma confirmed for top US State Dept position
Indian American Richard Verma has been confirmed as Deputy Secretary of State, Management and Resources by the US Senate by a vote of 67-26.
US Senate passes bill to end national Covid emergency
The US Senate has passed a bill to end the national Covid-19 emergency which was declared by former President Donald Trump on March 13, 2020. The 68-23 vote on Wednesday was overwhelmingly bipartisan and the joint resolution, which cleared the House earlier this year, now heads to President Joe Biden.
Bipartisan bill introduced in Senate to fix loopholes in H-1B, L-1 visas
In a bid to fix America’s broken immigration system, bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to reform and close loopholes in the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes.
Eric Garcetti officially sworn in as US Ambassador to India
Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was officially sworn in as the US Ambassador to India by Vice President Kamala Harris at a ceremonial event. Garcetti was confirmed as the next US Ambassador earlier this month, ending a logjam that had left an important American mission abroad without a regular envoy for almost two years and his fate in the balance.
US Senate confirms Eric Garcetti as next ambassador to India
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed the former mayor of Los Angeles, EriC Garcetti, to be the ambassador to India, ending a two-year wait. Garcetti won the mandate by a vote of 52 to 42, a major victory for US President Joe Biden as well, who stuck by his political ally in the face of allegations and the prolonged process that has left the world’s most populous democracies without US representatives.
US Senate won’t object to America’s F-16 deal with Pakistan
The US Senate did not object to the proposed $450 million deal in connection with Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jet program, the State Department said. It said that the F-16 program was an important part of the broader Washington-Islamabad bilateral relationship.