Washington: Kenneth Juster, a top economic expert on India has been sworn in as the US Ambassador to India.
"Congrats, Ken Juster, the new US Ambassador to India!" Vice President Mike Pence said in a tweet after administering the oath of office to him on Monday.
"The ties between the United States and India run deep, and @POTUS & I are confident that with his leadership, integrity & experience, Ken will build an even stronger partnership that will benefit our nation & our people," Pence said.
Daughter of the US President Donald Trump and his senior presidential advisor, Ivanka will be leading a high-powered delegation of American officials and entrepreneurs to attend the Global Entrepreneur Summit being hosted by India in Hyderabad.
The position has been lying vacant since January 20 after Verma resigned from the post after the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the US.
His work related to India played an important role in the transformation of the US-India relationship and helped provide the foundation for the historic civil nuclear agreement between the two countries.
Juster played a key role in enhancing the Indo-US ties under the Bush administration.
In the private sector, he has been a partner at the investment firm Warburg Pincus LLC, Executive Vice President at Salesforce.com, and senior partner at the law firm Arnold & Porter.
Juster holds a law degree from the Harvard Law School, a masters degree in Public Policy from the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and a bachelors degree in Government from Harvard College.
During his confirmation hearing in October, Juster told lawmakers that India and the US share common values and a commitment to democracy, pluralism and the rule of law.
"The administration firmly believes that a strong India and a strong US-India relationship are in America's interest. India's role in the Indo-Pacific region and globally will be critical to international security and the economic growth over the course of this century," he said.
"There are many elements of our effort to expand and enhance the strategic partnership between our countries. One key pillar is to deepen defence and security cooperation building on the US recognition of India as a major defense partner," he said.
"Together, our countries seek to ensure freedom of navigation, over flight and commerce and advance a rules-based democratic order throughout the Indo-Pacific region," he said as he vowed to strengthen India-US cooperation on the most pressing challenges to regional security and global peace.
"Congrats, Ken Juster, the new US Ambassador to India!" Vice President Mike Pence said in a tweet after administering the oath of office to him on Monday.
"The ties between the United States and India run deep, and @POTUS & I are confident that with his leadership, integrity & experience, Ken will build an even stronger partnership that will benefit our nation & our people," Pence said.
Daughter of the US President Donald Trump and his senior presidential advisor, Ivanka will be leading a high-powered delegation of American officials and entrepreneurs to attend the Global Entrepreneur Summit being hosted by India in Hyderabad.
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The position has been lying vacant since January 20 after Verma resigned from the post after the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the US.
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His work related to India played an important role in the transformation of the US-India relationship and helped provide the foundation for the historic civil nuclear agreement between the two countries.
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Juster played a key role in enhancing the Indo-US ties under the Bush administration.
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In the private sector, he has been a partner at the investment firm Warburg Pincus LLC, Executive Vice President at Salesforce.com, and senior partner at the law firm Arnold & Porter.
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Juster holds a law degree from the Harvard Law School, a masters degree in Public Policy from the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and a bachelors degree in Government from Harvard College.
During his confirmation hearing in October, Juster told lawmakers that India and the US share common values and a commitment to democracy, pluralism and the rule of law.
"The administration firmly believes that a strong India and a strong US-India relationship are in America's interest. India's role in the Indo-Pacific region and globally will be critical to international security and the economic growth over the course of this century," he said.
"There are many elements of our effort to expand and enhance the strategic partnership between our countries. One key pillar is to deepen defence and security cooperation building on the US recognition of India as a major defense partner," he said.
"Together, our countries seek to ensure freedom of navigation, over flight and commerce and advance a rules-based democratic order throughout the Indo-Pacific region," he said as he vowed to strengthen India-US cooperation on the most pressing challenges to regional security and global peace.
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