Trump to nominate Kenneth Juster as US Ambassador to India
The position has been lying vacant since January 20 when Trump was sworn-in as the 45th President of the US.
Washington: US President Donald Trump will nominate Kenneth Juster, a top economic aide and one of the key architects of the historic Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, to be the next US ambassador to India.
Mr Juster, 62, who is the deputy assistant to the US President for international economic affairs and deputy director of his National Economic Council, would replace Richard Verma if confirmed by the Senate.
The nomination of the new envoy follows Mr Trump’s announcement in his Afghanistan policy speech last week that a “critical part” of his South Asia strategy is to further develop strategic partnership with India.
As an under secretary for commerce, Mr Juster played a key role in developing the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the US and India.
The Next Steps in Strategic Partnership, a diplomatic initiative between the United States and India on cooperation in strategic areas such as nuclear, space and military, laid the foundation for increased cooperation.
His work related to India was instrumental in transforming the US-India relationship and laid the foundation for the historic civil nuclear agreement between the two countries.
The position has been lying vacant since January 20 when Trump was sworn-in as the 45th President of the US.