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Senator Mark Warner, who was part of a Congressional delegation to India last week, said that Indians also raised the issue of the absence of an ambassador at this important time..
The absence of a US Ambassador to India for more than two years now is an embarrassment, a top Democratic Senator said Thursday, floating the idea of an "equally qualified" candidate if the current nominee Eric Garcetti is not able to get enough votes for a Senatorial confirmation...
"It is an embarrassment that we say this is one of the most valuable relationships in the world, and yet we've not appointed an ambassador," Senator Mark Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, told PTI when asked about the issue...
I think our acting Charles affair is doing a good job," he said.. Warner is also Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus, the largest and only country-specific caucus in the Senate...
I will not turn a blind eye to these absurd nominations, which will hasten Americas decline, said Rubio, who is the vice chair of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence...
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