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Kenneth Juster becomes US Ambassador to India
White House official Kenneth Juster was confirmed as the United State (US) Ambassador to India
Senior White House official Kenneth Juster was confirmed as the United State (US) Ambassador to India by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee through a voice vote, on 27 October 2017.
Kenneth Juster will replace Richard Verma, the first Indian-American to head this position. The position has been lying vacant since January 20 after Verma resigned from the post with the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United State.
Earlier, Kenneth Juster served as the Deputy Assistant to the US President for International Economic Affair and as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the White House.