US Prez Joe Biden nominates Indian American Rich Verma to prime diplomatic place

The United States President Joe Biden nominated Indian American Rich Verma to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 24, 2022 07:27 IST

The 54-year-old Rich Verma is at present the Chief Legal Officer and Head of Global Public Policy at Mastercard. (Photo: Twitter/@BoydLawUNLV)

By India Today Web Desk: The United States President, Joe Biden, on Friday, nominated Indian-American lawyer diplomat Rich Verma to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.

The 54-year-old is at present the Chief Legal Officer and Head of Global Public Policy at Mastercard. Before being nominated to the highest diplomatic place within the State Department, Verma served as a former US ambassador to India from January 16, 2015, to January 20, 2017.

He could be the very best rating Indian American within the State Department if confirmed by the US Senate. Verma served as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs in the course of the Obama authorities.

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Verma has served as Vice Chairman of The Asia Group, Partner and Senior Counsellor at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, and Senior Counsellor on the Albright Stonebridge Group. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force, the place he served on lively obligation as a Judge Advocate.

The Indian-American earned a B.S. at Lehigh University, a JD cum laude at American University, an LL.M. with distinction at Georgetown University Law Center, and a Ph.D. at Georgetown University.

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He is the recipient of quite a few awards and decorations, together with the Distinguished Service Medal from the Department of State, the International Affairs Fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Meritorious Service Medal from the United States Air Force.

A former member of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Commission, Verma was appointed to the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. He serves as a trustee of The Ford Foundation, and is on quite a few different boards, together with the National Endowment for Democracy and Lehigh University.

(With inputs from PTI)

Edited By:

Manisha Pandey

Published On:

Dec 24, 2022