Trump nominates Kenneth Juster as US envoy to India

President Donald Trump has nominated Kenneth Juster, a top economic aide and one of the key architects of the historic Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, to be the next US ambassador to India. 

Trump sent Juster’s nomination to US Senate and a confirmation hearing is likely soon.

Juster, 62, played a key role in enhancing Indo-US ties under the Bush administration. He would replace Richard Verma as the top American diplomat to India if his name were confirmed.

The position has been vacant since January 20, after Verma put in his papers, as Trump took over as US president. Juster served as the undersecretary