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As Biden-Harris Get Ready To Take Over US Halls Of Power – They Have A Big Indo-American Team Backing Their Administration
- January 14, 2021
WASHINGTON – While terror-support president-in-chief Donald J. Trump is getting the boot as well as an historical second impeachment, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are about to take over the US presidency and are bringing with them one of the most diverse administrations. For the first time ever, 12 Indo-Americans will be a part of President-elect Biden's cabinet.
Here is who will be part of the Biden-Harris team.
- Neera Tanden will be overseeing the budget for various federal agencies as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
- Dr. Vivek Murthy is named as the US Surgeon General
- Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General. Alumnus of New York University School of Law.
- Aisha Shah, White House Office of Digital Strategy
- Gautam Raghavan, Deputy Director in Office of Presidential Personnel. Born in India and raised in Seattle.
- Bharat Ramamurti, Deputy Director of National Economic Council. A resident of Boston, he is a distinguished alumnus of Harvard College and Yale School of Law.
- Vinay Reddy, Director of Speechwriting. He was raised in Dayton, Ohio.
- Tarun Chhabra from Tennessee will be sworn in as Senior Director for Technology and National Security. An eminent alumni of Oxford University, Harvard University and Stanford University.
- Sumona Guha from Maryland will be serving as Senior Director for South Asia at the National Security Council.
- Sabrina Singh will serve as a Deputy Press Secretary
- Vedant Patel will be an Assistant Press Secretary. Gujarat born and California based.
- Shanthi Kalathil, Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights. An Indian-origin Californian, Shanthi graduated from UC Berkeley and the London School of Economics.