Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump will participate in the swearing-in ceremony of the new US ambassador to India and his close aide Sergio Gor which will be held on November 10. In an email oy, the White House confirmed that Trump will participate in a Swearing-in Ceremony for the Ambassador to the Republic of India. Gor will take charge in New Delhi soon after the swearing-in.
Confirmed by a Senate vote in October, 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. 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.
