Rich Verma - new US Envoy to India
INDIAN American Richard Rahul Verma is nominated as US Ambassador to India, just ahead of Modi's visit to US later this month.
If cleared by Senate, this would be the first time that an Indian American is appointed as US envoy in India.
Rich is currently a lawyer practicing international law and is closely associated with President Obama.
He holds degrees from the Georgetown University Law Center (LLM), the American University (JD), and Lehigh University (BS).