Obama appoints Indian American to key administration post

Lalit K Jha

Washington, Sept 19 (PTI) US President Barack Obama has
appointed Indian American Arun Majumdar as in-charge of
advanced research in the field of energy, one of the key posts
in his administration.

A product of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai,
Majumdar has been nominated as Director of the Advanced
Research Projects Agency – Energy in the US Department of
Energy.

Currently, Majumdar is the Associate Laboratory Director
for Energy and Environment at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and
Materials Science and Engineering at the University of
California, Berkeley.

Obama also announced his intent to nominate Daniel W
Yohannes as Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge
Corporation and Gustavo Aranavat as US Executive Director to
the Inter-American Development Bank.

"These individuals have proven that they will bring
skill, dedication and expertise in these important areas to my
administration, and I look forward to working with them in the
coming months and years," Obama said in a statement. PTI LKJ
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