He will spearhead close cooperation with India: State Department
Shortly on the heels of its announcement that more than $100 million in assistance was being directed to India, the Biden administration announced the appointment of Daniel Smith, the Director of the Foreign Service Institute, as the new interim Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
Mr. Biden has not yet appointed an Ambassador to India.
Mr. Smith was Acting Secretary of State for a few days after the Trump administration’s Mike Pompeo demitted office and before Antony Blinken was sworn in Secretary of State.
“Ambassador Smith carries the highest Foreign Service rank of Career Ambassador,” a State Department statement said.