Nisha Desai Biswal

Nisha Biswal
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
In office
January 24, 2014 – January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama
Deputy William E. Todd
Preceded by Robert Blake
Succeeded by William E. Todd (Acting)
Personal details
Born 1969 (age 48–49)
Gujarat, India
Alma mater University of Virginia
Biswal greets Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Nisha Desai Biswal is an American of Indian Gujarati descent[1] who was Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 2014 to 2017. She was previously Assistant Administrator for Asia at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). She was nominated for the post of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia by US President Barack Obama on 19 July 2013. [2] Currently Ms. Biswal is a senior advisor for Albright Stonebridge Group, a global business strategy firm. At ASG, she works with the India & South Asia practice.[3] Biswal immigrated to the U.S. from India with her parents.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ Abeywardena, Hemantha (December 8, 2013). "Appointment of Nisha Desai Biswal – the Gujarati Connection". London: Asian Tribune.
  2. 1 2 "Indian-American nominated for key post in Obama Admin". CNBC-TV18. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nisha Biswal". Albright Stonebridge Group. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Freshman Congressman Mistakes Senior Government Officials for Foreigners". Foreign Policy Blogs. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Blake		 Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
2014–present		 Incumbent
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