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Pompeo praises work of outgoing US point person for South Asia

Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia (SCA) Alice Wells, who has been serving under US President Donald Trump for over three years now, is set to retire later this month. Ms Alice has advanced strong US-India ties to unprecedented levels but was also touching human rights issues on Kashmir. “I want to give a shout out to one of my colleagues, Alice Wells, as she prepares to depart the State Department. She has done remarkable work,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Wednesday. Ms Wells was serving in Acting position and not made Assistant Secretary of State for SCA during the well-appreciated tenure. After Indian-American Nisha Biswal, the position of Assistant Secretary of State for SCA has remained vacant for over three years.

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24.04.22 05:44
தீவின் நெருக்கடிச் சூழலில் ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசம் கடைப்பிடிக்கவேண்டிய நிலைப்பாடுகள்

09.04.22 14:44

குறிதவறும் ஈழத்தமிழர் தலைமைகளுக்கு வரலாறு தருகின்ற எச்சரிக்கை

21.01.22 07:24

ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசத்தின் தலைமைத்துவம் தேர்தல் அரசியற் கட்சிகளுக்கு அப்பாலானது

02.11.21 15:32

13 ஆம் சட்டத்திருத்தத்தால் கட்டமைக்கப்பட்ட இன அழிப்பை எதிர்கொள்ள முடியுமா?

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22.01.21 08:01

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Ms Alice has advanced strong US-India ties to unprecedented levels but was also touching human rights issues on Kashmir. “I want to give a shout out to one of my colleagues, Alice Wells, as she prepares to depart the State Department. She has done remarkable work,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Wednesday. Ms Wells was serving in Acting position and not made Assistant Secretary of State for SCA during the well-appreciated tenure. After Indian-American Nisha Biswal, the position of Assistant Secretary of State for SCA has remained vacant for over three years. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Thomas Laszlo Vajda will be serving as the SCA Bureau’s senior bureau official on an interim basis, according to media reports. Mr Vajda, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of minister-counsellor, has been overseeing US policy towards and relations with India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Bhutan. Between 2014 and 2017, Vajda served as US Consul General in Mumbai. In the meantime, US President Donald Trump has also nominated Mr Vajda for the position of US Ambassador to Burma (Myanmar), which is awaiting approval by the US Senate. 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Email this article Print this article Feedback on this article	Latest 15 Reports 24.04.22 05:44 தீவின் நெருக்கடிச் சூழலில் ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசம் கடைப்பிடிக்கவேண்டிய நிலைப்பாடுகள் 09.04.22 14:44 குறிதவறும் ஈழத்தமிழர் தலைமைகளுக்கு வரலாறு தருகின்ற எச்சரிக்கை 21.01.22 07:24 ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசத்தின் தலைமைத்துவம் தேர்தல் அரசியற் கட்சிகளுக்கு அப்பாலானது 02.11.21 15:32 13 ஆம் சட்டத்திருத்தத்தால் கட்டமைக்கப்பட்ட இன அழிப்பை எதிர்கொள்ள முடியுமா? 15.09.21 08:19 English version not available 17.05.21 19:23 Ananthi blames war criminal Silva for blocking collective memorial at Mu'l'livaaykkaal 09.04.21 14:46 English version not available 23.03.21 12:41 No focus on Tamil genocide, geopolitics gets played out in Geneva in favour of QUAD formation 21.03.21 13:34 Navi Pillay explains ‘human rights’ limitations in Geneva on Tamil genocide 15.03.21 20:36 Deceived Tamil activists in UK falsely claimed ‘substantial changes’ to Zero draft 09.03.21 21:34 UK repeatedly wronged Tamils says hunger-striker, demands genocide justice 26.02.21 11:53 Tamils witness false dilemma in Geneva as geopolitical formations pit against each other 19.02.21 14:02 UK not prepared to push for ICC option in new UNHRC Resolution 07.02.21 23:16 Unprecedented P2P uprising paves the way for rights-oriented politics of Tamils and Muslims 22.01.21 08:01 Gotabaya sets up deceptive COI citing ‘sovereignty’ and ‘non-aligned’ foreign policy
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