Washington US January 4 ANI Atul Keshap, former US envoy to India, has been appointed President of the U.S. Business Council. USIBC has announced the creation of the US Chamber of Commerce.
Ambassador Keshap most recently served in New Delhi as the United States Charge d'Affaires to India, leading the U.S. Embassy team.
He has held a number of senior U.S. government positions and is a 28-year veteran of the U.S. Department of State.
Keshap was born in Nigeria in June 1971. His father was Punjabi-born Dr Keshap Chander Sen, who served as UN development economist.
His mother, Zoe Calvert, had previously served in the US Foreign Service when she met and married Dr Sen in London. She had also served at the US embassy in India between 1958 and 1960.
Nisha Biswal, a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, and Ambassador Keshap's predecessor as President of USIBC, will remain involved as the Senior Vice President of International Strategy and Global Initiatives and South Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The U.S. Business Council is a critical voice in driving closer commercial cooperation between the world's two largest democracies, said Myron Brilliant, Executive Vice President and Head of the International Division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
We're ecstatic to have Ambassador Keshap as USIBC's next president. His deep expertise and deep global network will empower the organization to even greater heights and serve our members well. Keshap is thrilled to join the U.S. Chamber's international powerhouse team.
As the next president of the USIBC, I'm honoured and excited to continue my involvement in shaping and strengthening the robust relationship between the United States and India. Ambassador Keshap said that he's thrilled to join the U.S. Chamber's international powerhouse team and be part of the world's largest and most influential advocacy organization.
India and its inspired citizens hold a special place in my heart, and I believe there is no better place to continue this journey than as President of the USIBC, which is committed and dedicated to enhancing commercial ties between the two countries. I feel honored to lead the USIBC with the two countries on the cusp of entering an even more robust era in our strategic partnership. Nisha Biswal said Keshap's appointment will bring a wealth of experience and knowledge of India and the Indo-Pacific to his new role.
Nisha Biswal said I'm thrilled to welcome my former State Department colleague to the U.S. Chamber family. Ambassador Keshap brings in his new role a wealth of experience and knowledge of India and the Indo-Pacific. He has been instrumental in expanding U.S.-India strategic and economic cooperation and growing commercial ties across multiple sectors, as well as growing commercial ties across multiple sectors, across multiple U.S. administrations. I look forward to working with Atul and the entire USIBC team to deliver unmatched experience, advocacy, and networks to our members and leaders in both countries. Ambassador Keshap was previously a U.S. citizen. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, as well as Charge d 'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia in Washington, DC, as well as a number of distinguished positions in Washington and abroad, including India from 2005 to 2008, are among the many distinguished positions at the National Defense University and the White House National Security Council.