Nisha Biswal | |
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Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs | |
In office January 24, 2014 – January 20, 2017 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | William E. Todd |
Preceded by | Robert Blake |
Succeeded by | William E. Todd (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969 (age 47–48) Gujarat, India |
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Nisha Desai Biswal is an Indian-American 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. Biswal immigrated to the U.S. from India with her parents.