U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed India-American ambassador RachnaSachdeva Korhonen as his ambassador to Mali, the White House said, a third Indian-American appointment in more than a month. he serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary and the Executive Director of the Integrated Management Offices of the Provincial Department of Near East and the South Asian Central Asia News Agency.
He was previously the Consul General and Principal Officer of the US Consulate in Dharn, Saudi Arabia, the White House said in a statement Friday. He also led the American Embassy in Colombo, and, in Washington, served as chief of staff. Special Assistant to the Sub-Secretary.
Among his other responsibilities, Korhonen was the Supervisory General Services Officer and Chief of Staff of the US Embassy in Riyadh, as well as the Political Head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kirkuk, Iraq. US Consulate General in Mumbai, White House said.
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Korhonen graduated with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Mathematics and worked in the AT&T, IBM and first internet company Zed before joining the State Department. He is from Flemington, New Jersey, according to a report from the US Department of State. Last month, President Biden announced his intention to appoint Indian-born PuneetTalwar as US ambassador to Morocco and Indian political activist ShefaliRazdan Duggal as. his ambassador to the Netherlands.
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