PIO Atul Keshap interim US Envoy to India |
The United States on 29th June announced that for now Indian-American career diplomat Atul Keshap, an old India-hand at the state department, will be the Charge d`Affaires in India. The State Department said, “Ambassador Keshap`s appointment will reinforce the close US partnership with the Government and people of India, demonstrated by our collaboration to overcome global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic,”. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Keshap will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Charge d`Affaires, ad interim, following the retirement of Ambassador Daniel Smith. It said, “Keshap will bring a wealth of experience to the role, having served previously at US Embassy New Delhi and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia.” Most recently he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives.
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