Obama Appoints Indian-American Nisha Desai Biswal To Top South And Central Asia job Nisha Desai Biswal nominated by president Barak Obama to a top State Department role. If confirmed by the Senate, she will be the first Indian-American and first member of a minority ethnic community in the U.S. to be elevated to the post of overseeing India and a vast swathe of nations in the region. “It gives me great confidence that such dedicated and capable individuals have agreed to join this Administration to serve the American people. I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come,” : OBAMA Ms. Biswal, who is currently the Assistant Administrator for Asia at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will step into the shoes of incumbent Robert Blake, and lead policymaking at the State Department for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 05:17:59 +0000
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