Biden nominates Indian-origin diplomat as U.S. ambassador to Indonesia
The Hindu
Indian-origin diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir has been appointed by President Joe Biden as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia.
Indian-origin diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir has been appointed by President Joe Biden as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia.
Ms. Lakhdhir, who has served the State Department for almost 30 years, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, and was most recently Executive Secretary of the Department of State, the White House said.
Her father, Noor, immigrated to the U.S. from Mumbai to attend the University of California, Berkeley in the 1940s.
A Harvard graduate and an M.S. from the National War College, Ms. Lakhdhir had formerly served as an ambassador to Malaysia from 2017 to 2021.
Prior to that, Ms. Lakhdhir served as U.S. Consul General in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 2009 to 2011.
She joined the Foreign Service in 1991 and has served as Director of the Office of Maritime Southeast Asian Affairs, which includes responsibility for U.S. relations with Indonesia.
Early in her career, she was Deputy Coordinator of the Taiwan Coordination Staff in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
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