WASHINGTON: Sergio Gor, President Donald Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to India, was confirmed by a Senate vote on Tuesday (US time).
Gor was part of the 107 nominees confirmed via a vote that passed along party lines. The 38-year-old Gor will be the youngest US ambassador to India. He is one of the closest aides of Trump and was the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, entrusted with vetting more than 4, 000 posts in the new Trump administration.
In August, Trump announced his nomination on Truth Social. “For the most populous Region in the World, it is important that I have someone I can fully trust to deliver on my Agenda and help us, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Sergio will make an incredible Ambassador, " Trump posted on August 22.
Trump had also announced that Gor would also serve as a special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs.
In September, Gor, during his Senate confirmation hearing, had called India a “strategic partner whose trajectory will shape the region and beyond.”
“India's geographic position, economic growth and military capabilities make it a cornerstone of regional stability and a critical part of promoting prosperity and advancing the security interests that our nations share. India is one of the most important relationships our nation has in the world. I will work to deliver on a presidential agenda and advance US interests by increasing our defence cooperation, ensuring fair and beneficial trade deepening, energy security and furthering technology, ” he added.
He also spoke about strengthening defence ties with India.