Kenneth Juster to be U.S. Ambassador to India

Kenneth Juster, deputy director of National Economic Council, will be appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to India, the White House confirmed on Wednesday. An announcement of his appointment is in process, but it may not come before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting with President Donald Trump on June 26.

Mr. Juster has been a strong advocate of India-U.S. partnership, and was the co-chair of the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation Group set up during the George W. Bush presidency. The news was reported first by The Washington Post on Wednesday, though his name has appeared in the list of probable candidates for the post earlier too.

Ken has a strong and positive relationship with everyone in the White House, including the president.