Nisha Desai Biswal
| Nisha Biswal | |
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| Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs | |
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Assumed office January 24, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | William E. Todd |
| Preceded by | Robert Blake |
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| Born |
1969 (age 46–47) Gujarat, India |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Biswal greets Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Department of State in Washington, D.C.
Nisha Desai Biswal is an Indian-American who is Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State. She was previously Assistant Administrator for Asia at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). She was nominated for the post of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia by US President Barack Obama on 19 July 2013.[1] Biswal immigrated to the U.S. from India with her parents.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 "Indian-American nominated for key post in Obama Admin". CNBC-TV18. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Freshman Congressman Mistakes Senior Government Officials for Foreigners". Foreign Policy Blogs. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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| Preceded by Robert Blake |
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs 2014–present |
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