US President Donald Trump will nominate Kenneth Juster to be ambassador to India, the White House said on Friday.
The position has been lying vacant since January 20 when Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
Juster was a deputy assistant to Trump for international economic affairs and the deputy director of the National Economic Council until June. From 2001 to 2005 he was under secretary of Commerce under former president George W Bush.
His career has spanned over 35 years in government, law, business, finance, and international affairs.
He also previously served as the