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US President Joe Biden has cited the appointment of 55 Indian Americans to key positions in his administration that took charge in January 2021, acknowledging and commending the contribution of Indian-Americans in the US. In an important comment, President Joe Biden said Indian-Americans are taking over the country, referring to the high number of people from the community getting a place in his administration. In less than 50 days of his presidency, Biden has appointed at least 55 Indian-Americans to key leadership positions in his administration ranging from his speechwriter to NASA, and to almost every wing of the government. In a virtual interaction with NASA scientists involved in the historic landing of Perseverance landing at Mars, Biden said, "Indian-of-descent Americans (sic) are taking over the country. You (Swati Mohan), my Vice President (Kamala Harris), my speechwriter (Vinay Reddy)." Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan leads the guidance, navigation, and control operations of NASA`s Mars 2020 mission. Biden, who was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, has created history by appointing at least 55 Indian-Americans to key positions in his administration. This does not include Vice President Kamala Harris, which is an elected position. Nearly half of Biden appointees are women and a sizable number of them are working in the White House. So far, the Obama-Biden administration (2009-2017) had the distinction of appointing the largest number of Indian-Americans in any administration. Also, the Donald Trump administration was not far behind as it appointed the first-ever Indian-American with a cabinet rank and inside the National Security Council. During the past week, Dr. Vivek Murthy testified before a Senate Committee for the position of US Surgeon General and Vanita Gupta is will appear for her confirmation hearing for Associate Attorney General Department of Justice.
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