Richard Verma named Belfer Center Senior Fellow

Indian-American Richard Verma, the former US Ambassador to India, was today named as senior fellow to the prestigious Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affair.

As Ambassador to India, Verma led one of the largest US embassies in the world, including four consulates and more than 2,500 employees.

"Rich's extraordinary leadership and negotiation skills strengthened US-India ties at a time of great consequence for both countries," said Ash Carter, Belfer Center Director and former Secretary of Defence, while announcing his appointment.

"His energetic diplomacy resulted in high-level agreements supporting market access, defense, energy, and science, and set records in two-way trade. All this followed a distinguished career in the United States Air Force, on Capitol Hill, and in the State Department," Carter said.

Verma said he was thrilled and honoured by the appointment.