Indian national leaders biography of barack obama
Biography of barack obama president...
Indian national leaders biography of barack obama
Barack Obama, the first ‘Indian American’ president
As they emerged from one of those typically cavernous rooms that look specially designed for international meetings, one Indian diplomat recalled later telling a colleague, “It was difficult to tell Indians from Americans.”
Nisha Biswal, a senior official in the American delegation was of India descent, as was Atul Keshap, her deputy at the time.
And, the Indian official, who did not want to be identified, said, stretching the story, there might have been a few more.
He could have been exaggerating a bit, of course, but only a bit.
Former President Barack Obama hired more Indian Americans than any other president before him.
Though the number had been rising incrementally over the years, he opened the floodgates.
According to one estimate, there were Indian Americans in his administration at one point, and that is the highest ever cited for the tiny ethnic minority of about 3 million, which has made some call Obama the fir