UNITED NATIONS â President Joe Biden Jan. 26 appointed two Indian Americans, Sohini Chatterjee and Aditi Gorur, to the leadership team of the U.S. mission to the United Nations.
The mission said that the appointments reflect President Biden and Vice President (Kamala) Harris s commitment to building a talented, experienced, and diverse administration that looks like America.
Chatterjee, who had served in former President Barack Obama s administration focusing on global development issues, will be a senior policy adviser.
Gorur, an expert on UN peacekeeping, will be a policy adviser.
Biden, who has announced a return to greater involvement with international organizations, appointed career diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the Permanent Representative to the UN and she is awaiting confirmation by the Senate in that role.