From Neera Tanden to Vivek Murthy: Meet Indian-Americans part of President Biden s administration
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Kamala Harris on Wednesday made history as the first woman to hold the office of Vice President. Not only that, with her links to India and Jamaica, Harris is also the first Black and first South Asian American vice president in US history. But the desi link in the Biden administration is not limited to just one person.
Over the last few weeks, Joe Biden had named several Indian-origin individuals to key administrative posts - from White House Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh to Policy Advisor for COVID-19 testing, Vidur Sharma.
For the first time ever 20 Indian-Americans, including 13 women, nominated to key positions
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Joe Biden took charge as the 46th President of the United States of America on Jan. 20. While the transfer of power was not peaceful in the world’s oldest Constitutional Republic, that transfer did occur on Wednesday on the West Front of the US Capitol.
Biden swore the Presidential oath on a bulging century-old family Bible moments after Kamala Devi Harris officially became America’s first woman Vice-President. “Democracy is precious, democracy is fragile and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed,” Biden said before a National Mall that was virtually empty due to the ultra-tight security and a raging COVID-19 pandemic that he vowed to confront swiftly.
DNA Special: Meet the Indian-Americans in Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration
Joe Biden s team also includes 20 people of Indian origin the largest-ever number of Indians origin people in any US President s team.
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Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 06:11 AM IST
In less than 24 hours from now, 78-year-old Joe Biden will assume office as America s 46th President and Kamala Harris will take oath as the first woman Vice President. Though the event will be much different from that of past years due to coronavirus pandemic, one thing will be the same - the date. January 20 has been the date of the swearing-in since 1937, when Franklin D Roosevelt took oath of office for his second term. Interestingly, Biden s team also includes 20 people of Indian origin the largest-ever number of Indians origin people in any US President s team.
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A Biden-Harris banner hangs in front of the White House ahead of inauguration. (Credit: AFP)
NEW DELHI: For the first time in the US history, more than 20 Indian-Americans have either been appointed or nominated to be part of the US government with as many as 17 of them in key positions.
On Wednesday, as President Joe Biden takes oath as 46th President of the USA alongside vice-president elect Kamala Harris, who too has roots in India, here is a list of Indian-Americans announced to be a part of Biden s administration:
US First Lady Jill Biden has chosen her staff from 20 Indian Americans leading New Presidential Team
January 20, 2021
Monitoring Desk: US President-elect Joe Biden will home Oval Office with 20 Indian Americans as his Core team.
Office of Vice-President of US, Policy Making Team, Foreign Affairs, First Lady Office and Media Department of Joe Biden will be led by Indian Americans.
First Lady Jill Biden has chosen the majority of her staff from the cadre of Indian American as Mala Adiga has been nominated as Policy Director to the future First Lady. Garima Verma has been nominated as the Digital Director of the Office of the First Lady and Sabrina Singh: has been chosen as Deputy Press Secretary of First Lady.