CURRENT AFFAIRS

2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been appointed as the new US Ambassador to India?
A
Elizabeth Jones
B
Patricia A. Lacina
C
Kenneth Juster
D
Atul Keshap
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Since October 24, 2022, A. Elizabeth Jones has been Chargée d’affaires ad interim. Ambassador Kenneth Juster , who served from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump, was the last non-interim appointee.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu is one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on US affairs, having served in the Indian Mission in Washington DC twice earlier.

Detailed explanation-3: -Elizabeth Jones - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The President approves the appointments of Ambassadors/High Commissioners based on the recommendations of the Prime Minister and the External Affairs Minister and the appointment is also subject to the agre‘ment of the receiving State.

Detailed explanation-5: -New Delhi: The Biden administration has appointed senior foreign service officer Elizabeth Jones as the Charge d’Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in New Delhi to advance and expand the most “consequential” bilateral partnership in the world, an official announcement has said.

There is 1 question to complete.