New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has nominated his longtime aide Sergio Gor, who is currently the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, as the next US Ambassador to India.
In a social media post on Friday, Trump said Gor, 38, is a “great friend, who has been at my side for many years”.
“I am pleased to announce that I am promoting Sergio Gor to be our next United States Ambassador to the Republic of India,” he said.
The US President said Gor would remain in his current position until he is confirmed for the Indian post by the US Senate.
“Sergio is a great friend who has been at my side for many years. He worked on my Historic Presidential Campaigns, published my Best Selling Books, and ran one of the biggest Super PACs, which supported our Movement,” Trump said, lauding Gor’s work in hiring staff for his second term.
“For the most populous Region in the World, it is important that I have someone I can fully trust to deliver on my Agenda and help us, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump wrote.
Gor, in a posting on X, thanked Trump for the nomination and said it would be “the honor of my life” to represent the United States in the new role.
Trump’s announcement about Gor’s nomination came shortly after the abrupt cancellation of a planned visit by US trade negotiators to New Delhi from August 25-29.
Trump’s announcement came at a crucial time for the US-India relations, which seem to have worsened with the planned doubling of US tariffs on goods from India next week.
