What a maroon: In an intensely awkward congressional hearing Thursday, freshman Rep. Curt Clawson misidentified two senior U.S government officials as representatives of the Indian government. The two officials, Nisha Biswal and Arun Kumar, are Americans who hold senior positions at the State Department and Commerce Department, respectively. Although both Biswal and Kumar were introduced as U.S. officials by the chairman of the Asia and Pacific subcommittee, Clawson repeatedly asked them questions about your country and your government, in reference to the state of India. Im familiar with your country; I love your country, the Florida Republican said. Anything I can do to make the relationship with India better, Im willing and enthusiastic about doing so.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 19:50:57 +0000
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