In under 50 days of presidency, Biden has appointed as many as 55 Indian-Americans to key posts in his administration, nearly half of whom are women.
Category: USA
India, US reaffirm strategic partnership during bilateral UN diplomats’ meeting
India and the US have reaffirmed their strategic partnership and agreed to work together to strengthen multilateralism during a meeting between the top United Nations diplomats of the two countries.
White House withdraws Indian-American Neera Tanden’s nomination as director of Office of Management and Budget
Tanden would have been the first woman of color to lead the powerful budget agency.
Indian-American Maju Varghese appointed deputy assistant to President Biden and director of White House Military Office
The White House Military Office (WHMO) is a department within the White House Office that provides military support for White House functions.
President Joe Biden revokes Trump’s green card ban
The ban had been put in place in 2020 by President Trump with the reasoning that it protected US workers amid rising unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
US Senate begins hearing to confirm Dr Vivek Murthy as Surgeon-General
The US Senate began the confirmation hearing for Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy, US President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as US Surgeon General yesterday.
Biden’s nomination of Indian-American Neera Tanden in jeopardy as 3 senators decide to vote against her
Republican Senators Rob Portman, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney have all said that they will vote against the 50-year-old Tanden with Democratic Senator Joe Manchin also announcing the same.
Swati Mohan: The NASA scientist with a bindi!
Dr Mohan was behind the guidance, navigation and control operations of NASA’s Perseverance rover’s Mars landing.
US has hit the H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2021, says immigration authority
Successful applicants will now be decided by a computerised draw of lots.
Business hit by pandemic, owners of Indian restaurant in the US get support from President Biden
Companies across the world have been struggling for the last year with the COVID-19 pandemic having hit small businesses in particular. The owners of Indian restaurant NaanStop found a sympathetic ear in US President Joe Biden.
