US Ambassador-designate to arrive in India next week
US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor, known to be a key member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle, is set to arrive in India in the next few days amid an estrangement in ties between the two countries. Gor, 38, was serving as the White House personnel director when President Trump named him in August as the next US envoy to New Delhi.
The US ambassador-designate is set to arrive in India by Sunday, people familiar with the matter said.
As the US envoy, Gor’s main focus is likely to be on rebuilding the India-US ties, which have been reeling under severe stress after Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to a whopping 50 per cent, including a 25 per cent additional duty for India’s purchase of Russian crude oil.
The key Trump aide was sworn in as the US ambassador to India in mid-November. The US Senate had confirmed his appointment in October.
“I’m trusting Sergio to help strengthen one of our country’s most important international relationships and that’s the strategic partnership with India,” Trump had said after Gor’s oath ceremony.
