Richard Verma
| Richard Verma | |
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| United States Ambassador to India | |
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In office January 16, 2015 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | MaryKay L. Carlson |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Stephens (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | MaryKay L. Carlson (Acting) |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs | |
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In office April 6, 2009 – March 14, 2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Matthew Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Macmanus (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Richard Rahul Verma November 27, 1968 Edmonton, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Melineh Verma |
| Alma mater |
Lehigh University American University Georgetown University |
Richard Rahul Verma (born November 27, 1968) is an American diplomat and the former United States Ambassador to India from 2015 to 2017. Verma was previously nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009 to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, a position he held until March 2011. Verma began his career as a lawyer with extensive experience in national security and nonproliferation issues.
Verma’s parents were born in India and lived through the Partition of India. Verma’s father became a professor of English, specializing in Indian Literature, at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown for 40 years and his late mother, Savitri, was a special needs school teacher. Richard, the youngest of their five children growing up in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, attended public school in the Westmont Hilltop School District. Verma graduated from Lehigh University (BS, Industrial Engineering), American University Washington College of Law (JD), and Georgetown University (LLM). At Lehigh, Verma was in ROTC, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and his senior class president.
Verma began his career in the U.S. Air Force as an Air Force judge advocate. Verma subsequently worked as a lawyer at Steptoe & Johnson until he became a senior adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from 2002 to 2007. In 2007, he was named by the organization "India Abroad" as one of the 50 most influential Indian-Americans. In 2008, he was a member of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism, and co-authored World at Risk (2008).
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