Biden administration appoints two Indian-origin experts in key public service positions
CtoI News Desk
The newly elected Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration in the United States has over the last couple of months appointed a series of members of the Indian diaspora to key positions. The latest two to be appointed are public service experts Sonali Nijhawan and Sri Preston Kulkarni, taking charge of key positions at AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and service.
Nijhawan has been named Director of AmeriCorps State and National while Kulkarni has been appointed the new Chief of External Affairs.
Nijhawan has committed her career to developing leaders and growing national service, said a news release by AmeriCorps. Most recently, she developed and served as the executive director of Stockton Service Corps, a six-year, USD 12 million initiative to address local needs through AmeriCorps.