Question – Recently which Indian-American has been appointed by US President Joe Biden as his deputy assistant and director of the White House Military Office?
(a) Jagdish Gulati
(b) Richard Verma
(c) Maju Varghese
(d) Shreyash Jain
Answer – (c)
Related facts
- Recently Maju Varghese, an Indian-American has been appointed by US President Joe Biden as his deputy assistant and director of the White House Military Office.
- He had served as a key member of the Biden campaign and the inaugural committee.
- By profession he is a lawyer.
- White House Military Office(WHMO)
- WHMO is a a department within the White House Office that provides military support for White House functions, including food service, presidential transportation, medical support, emergency medical services and hospitality services.
- The WHMO Director oversees all military operations aboard Air Force One on Presidential missions worldwide.
- Past role
- He previously served in the White House under president Barack Obama in various roles, including as the assistant to the president for management and administration and deputy director of advance.
- He has also worked as the chief operating officer at The Hub Project and as a senior advisor at the law firm Dentons.
- As special assistant to the President and deputy director of advance from June 2014 to July 2015, he served as the head of the US delegation for pre-advance visits around the world composed of White House staff, National Security staff, the White House Military Office and the United States Secret Service.
By — Pankaj Pandey.