Richard Verma joins Paladin Capital |
Former U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma was named June 13 by the Paladin Capital Group to the firm`s Strategic Advisory Group. The Indian American leader is vice chair at The Asia Group. Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to India by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the Senate in December 2014, the former Indian American official oversaw one of the largest U.S. diplomatic missions in the world and championed historic progress in U.S.-India relations, with critical evolutions to bilateral cooperation in defense, trade, and clean energy, Paladin said. The ambassador also oversaw an unprecedented nine meetings between Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi – leading to over 100 new initiatives and more than 40 government-to-government dialogues, it added. Verma, who has 25 years of experience across senior levels of business, law, diplomacy and the military, was previously the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, where he led the State Department`s efforts on Capitol Hill.
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