President Joe Biden has declared his intention to nominate Richard Verma, former US diplomat to India, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
Currently the Chief Legal Officer and Head of Global Public Policy at Mastercard, Verma also served as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs during the Obama Administration, according to a White House announcement Friday.
Earlier in his career, he was National Security Advisor to US Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) while he was Democratic Whip, Minority Leader, and then Majority Leader of the US Senate.
He is a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he functioned on active duty as a Judge Advocate. He earned a BS at Lehigh University, a JD cum laude at American University, an LLM with distinction at Georgetown University Law Center, and a PhD at Georgetown University.
Verma has received several awards and decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal from the Department of State, the International Affairs Fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Meritorious Service Medal from the United States Air Force.
He acts as a trustee of The Ford Foundation, and is on multiple other boards, including the National Endowment for Democracy and Lehigh University.
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