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.
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.
Indo-US think tank USIBC sends recommendations to strengthen US-India ties to Biden administration
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) gave a slew of ideas to the new Biden Administration to strengthen the India-US partnership.
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.
Big relief for spouses of H-1B visa holders as Biden withdraws proposal to deny them working rights in the US
Under the Barack Obama administration, a regulation was passed that allowed certain sections of the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the US.
US Vice-President Kamala Harris gets second vaccine shot, urges Americans to do the same
United States Vice-President Kamala Harris received the second COVID-19 vaccine dose on camera yesterday.
US President Biden to reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions
Last week, President Biden had issued an executive order directing federal agencies to require international air travelers to quarantine upon arrival in the US.
