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NEW YORK â Sameera Fazili, who traces her family s roots to Kashmir, is among the latest wave of Indian American nominees to be named to President-elect Joe Biden s A-team. Fazili has been appointed as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.
Days before the new administration takes over, Fazili s profile made it to the landing page of the White House senior staff on the Biden transition website. She joins more than a dozen Indian Americans nominated or appointed to senior level positions in the incoming administration.
Earlier this week, Biden s transition team put out a thick paragraph introducing Fazili and her professional work prior to joining the Biden team.
Two Women Of Kashmir Origin Find Place In US President Biden Team Jan 18, 2021, 13:34 IST
Another proud moment for Indians as two Kashmiri-origin women Sameera Fazili and Aisha Shah were named in the US President-elect Joe Biden team. The Indian-American woman, Fazili was named as the deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House. Another one to be included in Biden’s team was Aisha Shah as she was named partnerships manager of Digital Strategy.
Even though Sameera Fazili s parents wanted her to become a physician, she did not agree as her dreams were different. Pursuing her dreams to study economics, now she will be a key member in the economic policy-making process.
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US President-elect Joe Biden is set to take office on January 20. While Kamala Harris became the first woman of Indian and African descent to win as vice president, the Harris-Biden administration has nominated several Indian-Americans in key positions in their administration.
Another Kashmiri woman, Sameera Fazili, joins Joe Biden s team at White House
17 Jan 2021
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Two Kashmiri women, Sameera Fazili and Aisha Shah, have been named in the team of US President-elect Joe Biden so far.
The Biden-Harris Transition named Sameera Fazili as the deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House.
The council coordinates the economic policy-making process and provides advice to the US president. We are very proud. Everybody in Kashmir should be proud as it is a proud moment for the whole of Kashmir, her uncle, Rouf Fazili, told a government news agency.