Sonali Nijhawan has been named Director of AmeriCorps State and National while Sri Preston Kulkarni has been appointed the new Chief of External Affairs at AmeriCorps.
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US Senate fails to convict former US president Trump in second impeachment trial
Donald Trump, former US President was acquitted yesterday on charges of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol in his historic second impeachment trial.
Indian-American Daleep Singh to be appointed Biden’s deputy national security adviser
Singh will serve as the deputy National Economic Council (NEC) Director as well and report to both National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and NEC Director Brian Deese.
Biden looks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council in yet another reversal of Trump policies
Trump had quit the 47-member council as part of his ‘America First’ policy in 2018.
“You have done nothing for me,” says Trump as he quits Screen Actors Guild
SAG-AFTRA published a news release on its website which stated its response to Trump’s resignation as, “Thank you”.
US President Biden appoints Indian-American Dr Raj Panjabi to lead malaria initiative
United States President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-origin Dr Raj Panjabi to lead his Malaria Initiative.
Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed as Acting Chief of Staff for NASA
Lal has extensive experience in engineering and space technology, serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020.
Biden administration appoints two Indian-American women to key posts in UN Mission
The Biden administration has appointed two Indian-American experts — Sohini Chatterjee and Aditi Gorur — to key diplomatic positions at the US Mission to the United Nations.
Indian-American filmmaker Sweta Rai’s pandemic documentary on Oscars shortlist
Indian-American filmmaker Sweta Rai’s feature-length documentary film, ‘A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland,’ has been shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards race, according to media reports from Los-Angeles.
Indian-origin lawmakers Pramila Jayapal, Raja Krishnamoorthi named to key congressional committees
55-year-old Jayapal has been named to the budget committee while Krishnamoorthi has been appointed to a key congressional committee on the coronavirus crisis.
