US sending top diplomat Daniel Smith as interim envoy to India

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | May 01, 2021 IST

New Delhi, May 1: US President Joe Biden on Friday named top American diplomat Daniel Smith as interim envoy to India against the back drop of close cooperation with India to Counter the Covid-19 crisis. The post of US ambassador to India was vacant since Kenneth Juster stepped down earlier this year. “Ambassador Daniel Smith, the Director of the Foreign Service Institute who recently served as acting Secretary of State and Acting Deputy Secretary of State, will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim. Ambassador Smith carries the highest Foreign Service rank of Career Ambassador,” Office of the Spokesperson, US Department of State said in a media note. Ambassador Smith’s appointment underscores the United States’ strong commitment to our partnership with the Government of India and the Indian people,” office of the spokesperson. He will spearhead close cooperation with India to ensure that our countries continue to advance our shared priorities, including overcoming the global pandemic, the media note added. The United States stands in solidarity with India, and Ambassador Smith is committed to working together with India in partnership, it concluded.

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