The US Senate on 30 March 2012 confirmed career diplomat Nancy Powell as ambassador to India. The position had remained vacant for the past year following the resignation Timothy Roemer. Obama’s first ambassador to India, former congressman Timothy Roemer had announced his resignation in April 2011. US president Barack Obama had nominated Powell as his next ambassador to India on 16 December 2011.
Powell had previously served as US envoy in Pakistan and Nepal and currently holds the prestigious rank of career ambassador.
The Senate confirmed ambassadors to 16 countries. The Senate also confirmed ambassadors to Barbados, Cambodia, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Haiti, Kosovo, Latvia, Libya, Malta, Nicaragua, Panama, Togo, Tunisia and Uruguay.
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