Joe Biden appointed 20 Indian Americans to the White House

(PTI) Washington, Ta. Sunday, January 17, 2021

Joe Biden, who was elected as the President of the United States, clarified his policy by appointing 20 Indian Americans, including two Kashmiri women, to run the White House in different places.

It is a matter of pride for Indians, who make up only one percent of the total American population. Of those appointed, 17 will serve in the White House. Nira Tandon was appointed director of the extremely powerful Committee on Budget and Management.

Joe Biden, 78, will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20. For the first time in American history, a woman (Indian-American Kamala Harris) will be elected Vice President. Kamala Harris, 56, is the first African-American of Indian descent to be elected Vice President of the United States.

In addition to Nira Tandon, Dr. Vivek Murthy, who was appointed US Surgeon General, was appointed at the top of the list of Indian Americans. Vanita Gupta was appointed Associate Attorney General of the Department of Justice. In addition to Indian Americans, one Pakistani, one Bangladeshi and one Sri Lankan. Sruthane Nimya.

Uzra Zeya was then made Under Secretary of State for Civil Security, Democracy and Human Rights. Earlier, Uzra Zia was in the Foreign Service. The American administration has now recognized the commitment of the Indian American community to public life over the years. I am especially happy that there are so many women. Our society has really served America, ”said MR Rangaswamy, founder of IndiaDiaspora.

Among other high-ranking Indian Americans, Mala Adiga was appointed as the policy director of future first lady Jill Biden. Garima Verma was made Dr. Jill Biden's Digital Director of Office.

Similarly, another woman, Sabrina Singh, will serve as deputy press secretary at the White House. For the first time, two Kashmiri women, Aisha Shah and Samira Fazli, were also given big responsibilities in the White House. So Bharat Ramamurthy was made the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.

Gautam Raghavan will be the President Personnel and Vinay Reddy was appointed as the director of the team to write Biden's speeches. Young Gujarati Vedanta Patel will work as Assistant Press Secretary to the President in the briefing room. In addition, Tarun Chhabra, Sumona Guha, Shanti Kalithal, Sonia Agarwal and Vidur Sharma will also be working in Biden's team at the White House. Neha Gupta will be in the White House Council office while Reema Shah will be the Deputy Associate Councilor.

20 Indian American officials from the White House

Vedanta Patel, Reema Shah, Nira Tandon, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Vanita Gupta, Uzra Zeya, Mala Adiga, Garima Verma, Sabrina Singh, Aisha Shah, Samira Fazli, Bharat Ramamurthy, Gautam Raghavan, Vinay Reddy, Tarun Chhabra, Sumo Shati Kalithal, Sonia Agarwal, Vidur Sharma, Neha Gupta.