US Senate has appointed Indian-American Richard Verma as the Deputy Secretary of the State, Management and Resources. The United States Senate has confirmed the information through an official statement. Richard Verma is currently serving as the chief legal officer and the head of global public policy at Mastercard and has served as the US Ambassador to India from January 2015 to January 2017. Verma has been selected with a vote of 67-26 by the US Senate. He has also served as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs during the ruling government of Barack Obama. In September 2014, President Obama nominated Richard Verma as the next US ambassador to India. He was the first Indian-American to hold the position and was unanimously selected by the US Senate.Before becoming the majority leader of the United States Senate, Verma served as Democratic Whip, Minority Leader, and then Senator Harry Reids national security advisor. He was a Partner and Senior Counselor at Steptoe and Johnson LLP, Senior Counselor at the Albright Stonebridge Group, and Vice Chairman of The Asia Group.The list of his achievements is long. Richard Verma has also served as a Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force and is a veteran. Education of Richard VermaRichard Verma graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S., American University with a J.D. cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center with an LLM with distinction, and Georgetown University with a PhD.Honours during Richard Vermas tenureRichard Verma has received various honours and medals, including the Meritorious Service Medal, the International Affairs Fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Distinguished Service Medal from the Department of State. Air Force of the United States Service Medal. He is a former member of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Commission who was named to the Presidents Intelligence Advisory Board.Along with this, Verma is a trustee for The Ford Foundation and is on many other boards, including those of Lehigh University and the National Endowment for Democracy.
