India\u2019s Ambassador-Designate to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday presented his credential to President Donald Trump in his Oval Office of the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump, during the Oval Office credentials ceremony, warmly welcomed Sandhu, a career foreign service official, back to Washington DC and wished him success in his responsibilities as India\u2019s ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe President fondly recalled his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and their several interactions,\u201d the Indian Embassy said in a statement.Sandhu conveyed warm greetings from the President and the Prime Minister of India to Trump and the First Lady, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sandhu also added that the vision and guidance provided by Prime Minister Modi and President Trump in the last three years have moved India and the United States towards greater strategic convergence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indian Ambassador affirmed his commitment to work towards strengthening strategic partnership between India and the US, which is anchored in mutual trust and friendship, democratic values and people-to-people ties, the media statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, he was First Secretary at the Embassy of India, Washington DC responsible for liaison with the United States Congress from 1997 to 2000. He has also been at the Permanent Mission of India to United Nations, New York from July 2005 to February 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a distinguished career spanning over 30 years in the Indian Foreign Service since 1988, Sandhu started his diplomatic career from former Soviet Union where he worked as Third Secretary \/ Second Secretary in the Indian Mission from 1990 to 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the breakup of Soviet Union, he was sent to open a new Embassy in Ukraine. He served as Head of Political and Administration Wings in Indian Embassy in Kiev from 1992 to 1994.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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