Richard Verma – Wiki, Bio, Age, Wife, Net Worth

Verma’s parents were born in India and lived through the Partition of India. They first immigrated to the United States in the early 1960s. Verma’s father was an English professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown for forty years. His late mother was a special education teacher.

Verma currently serves as Vice Chairman of The Asia Group. Verma is also an active thought leader and commentator on international relations, international law, trade, and diplomacy. He is a Centennial Fellow at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He also co-chairs the Center for American Progress’ U.S.-India Task Force and serves on the boards of T. Rowe Price and the National Endowment for Democracy. He is a trustee of Lehigh University, where he gave the 151st commencement address in May 2019.

Verma stepped down from his post as Ambassador on January 20, 2017 following the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

In September 2014, President Obama nominated Verma as the next U.S. Ambassador to India. On December 4, 2014, the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted to forward Verma’s nomination to the full Senate. On December 9, 2014, Verma was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate

After the inauguration of President Barack Obama, he joined the State Department in 2009 as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs under Secretary Hillary Clinton, replacing Matthew A. Reynolds.

Verma later served as the Senior National Security Advisor to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from 2002 to 2007. In 2008, he was a member of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism, and co-authored World at Risk (2008).

Verma began his career in the U.S. Air Force as an Air Force judge advocate, serving on active duty from 1994 to 1998. His military decorations include the Meritious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

Richard Rahul Verma (born November 27, 1968) is an American lawyer and the former U.S. Ambassador to India from 2014 to 2017. Verma previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of State from 2009 to 2011.