Timothy J Roemer to be new US Ambassador to India

Lalit K Jha

Washington, May 28 (PTI) President Barack Obama has
nominated Timothy J Roemer RPT Timothy J Roemer, a former
Democrat Congressman from Indiana and a member of 9/11
commission, as the new US Ambassador to India.

The announcement in this regard was made by the White
House today along with a dozen diplomatic posts, including
nomination of Patricia A Butenis as the new US Ambassador to
Sri Lanka.

"I am grateful that these distinguished Americans have
agreed to help represent the United States and strengthen our
partnerships abroad at this critical time for our nation and
the world. I am confident they will advance American diplomacy
as we work to meet the challenges of the 21st century," Obama
said in a statement referring to a host of abassadorial
appointments.

Presently, Roemer is the president of the Center for
National Policy (CNP) - a Washington-based think tank.

Before joining CNP, he represented the 3rd District of
Indiana for six terms as a US Congressman, from 1991 to 2003.

He was appointed as a member of the 9/11 Commission,
investigating the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United
States by former President George W Bush.

Roemer was also in the Commission on the Prevention of
Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation and Terrorism, a
bi-partisan commission created by Congress to examine how the
US can best address this threat to the country's national
security.

In addition, he serves on the Washington Institute for
Near East Policy's Presidential Task Force on Combating the
Ideology of Radical Extremism, and the National Parks Second
Century Commission.

As a Distinguished Scholar at the Mercatus Center at
George Mason University, Congressman Roemer works with Members
of Congress and staff to improve public policy outcomes by
teaching on the legislative branch and policy analysis.

Roemer holds a Bachelor of Art Degree from the
University of California, San Diego and a Masters of Art and
Ph D from the University of Notre Dame. PTI LKJ
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