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more indian-american names in crucial positions
of incoming Biden-harris administration
national secuRity council Georgetown University. He ty, and Harvard Law School. Hopkins and Georgetown Uni-
appointments
iden and Harris have also
named three more Indi-
Ban Americans as mem-
bers of the White House Nation-
al Security Council (NSC) and
another on Harris’ press team.
Tarun Chhabra would serve as
Senior Director for Technology
and National Security, Sumo-
na Guha as Senior Director for
South Asia, and Shanthi Kala-
thil as Coordinator for Democ-
racy and Human Rights on the
NSC team.
the new nsc members
will, under the direction of
national security advisor
Jake sullivan, help Biden
and harris “keep our na-
tion safe and secure,”
the transition team an-
nounced on Friday.
“These crisis-tested, deeply
experienced public servants will
work tirelessly to protect the
American people and restore
America’s leadership in the
world,” said Biden. “They will
ensure that the needs of work-
ing Americans are front and
center in our national security
policymaking, and our country
will be better for it,” he added.
“This outstanding team of
dedicated public servants will
be ready to hit the ground run-
ning on day one to address the
transnational challenges facing
the American people — from
climate to cyber,” said Harris.
“They reflect the very best of
our nation and they have the
knowledge and experience to
help build our nation back bet-
ter for all Americans.
Chhabra is a Senior Fel-
low at the Center for Security
and Emerging Technology at
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was previously a Fellow with the Guha was co-chair of the versity. She lives in Bethesda,
Project on International Order South Asia foreign policy work- Maryland with her husband and
and Strategy at the Brookings ing group on the Biden-Harris three children.
Institution and a Visiting Fellow campaign, and serves on the
Kalathil is currently senior
at the University of Pennsylva- transition’s State Department director of the International
nia’s Perry World House. Agency Review Team. Guha Forum for Democratic Studies
During the Obama-Biden is Senior Vice President at Al- at the National Endowment for
Administration, Chhabra served bright Stonebridge Group. Pre- Democracy, where her work
on the National Security Coun- viously, she served in the State focuses on emerging challeng-
cil staff as Director for Strategic Department as a Foreign Ser- es to democracy. Previously in
Planning and Director for Hu- vice Officer and later, on the her career, she served as a se-
man Rights and National Securi- Secretary of State’s policy plan- nior democracy fellow at the
ty Issues, and at the Pentagon as ning staff where she focused on US Agency for International
a speechwriter to the Secretary South Asia. Development, an associate with
of Defense. Born in Tennessee During the Obama-Biden the Carnegie Endowment for
and raised in Louisiana, Chhab- Administration, she was Special International Peace, a Hong
ra is a first-generation Ameri- Advisor for national security af- Kong-based reporter for the
can and a graduate of Stanford fairs to Vice President Biden. Asian Wall Street Journal, and
University, Oxford Universi- Guha is a graduate of Johns an advisor to international af-
fairs organizations.
Kalathil is the co-author of
dy press secretary Open Networks, Closed Re-
gimes: The Impact of the In-
appOintment ternet on Authoritarian Rule
(Carnegie Endowment for In-
n another important ap- campaign. Biden and Harris ternational Peace, 2003).
pointment, Sabrina Singh announced additional mem- Originally from Califor-
Ihas been named as the bers of the White House staff nia, Kalathil is a graduate of
White House Deputy Press on Friday. Prior to her role on the University of California
Secretary in the upcoming Joe the campaign, Singh served at Berkeley and the London
Biden administration, accord- as a senior spokesperson for School of Economics and Po-
ing to an announcement made Mike Bloomberg’s presiden- litical Science. Prior to her role
by the Biden-Harris Transition. tial campaign and National on the Biden-Harris campaign,
Taking to Twitter, Biden-Har- Press Secretary for Cory Book- Sabrina Singh served as Se-
ris Presidential Transition er’s presidential campaign. nior Spokesperson for Mike
wrote, “The Office of the Vice She previously served as Bloomberg’s presidential cam-
President will consist of expe- deputy communications direc- paign and National Press Sec-
rienced individuals who repre- tor for the Democratic Nation- retary for Cory Booker’s presi-
sent the very best of our coun- al Committee, spokesperson dential campaign.
try, and who are ready to meet for American Bridge’s Trump She previously served as
the challenges we’re facing and War Room and Regional Deputy Communications Di-
deliver results for the Ameri- Communications Director on rector for the Democratic Na-
can people on day one.” Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presi- tional Committee, Spokes-
Sabrina Singh retweeted dential campaign. person for American Bridge’s
it saying: “I’m so grateful and She has also worked at Trump War Room and Region-
incredibly humbled to join this SKDKnickerbocker, served al Communications Director on
team. It’s been an honor to as Communications Direc- Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presiden-
work for @KamalaHarris and tor for Rep. Jan Schakowsky tial campaign.
I’m excited to continue the and worked at various Dem- “These deeply experienced
work and deliver results for the ocratic committees, said the public servants reflect the very
American people.” Biden-Harris Transition as it best of our nation, and they will
Singh was Press Secretary announced additional mem- be ready to get to work building
to Vice President-elect Kama- bers of the Vice President’s a country that lifts up all Amer-
la Harris on the Biden-Harris Office at the White House. icans,” said Harris about new
members of her office.
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