Verma Would Make An Excellent US Envoy To India: Congressmen

At a critical time for growing India-U.S. relations, Congressman Ami Bera said Verma is an experienced professional who will make "an outstanding ambassador" at such an important moment.

"He has many years of foreign policy experience as a high ranking official with the U.S. Department of State, as an adviser in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, and during his years in the U.S. Air Force," he said.

"I know he understands the importance of strengthening the U.S-India partnership, and I look forward to working with him toward that goal as he takes on this new role," said Bera, who is the only Indian-American in the current Congress and only the third ever.

He was Senior National Security Adviser, Counsel and Foreign Policy Adviser to the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from 2002 to 2007, and an Associate at Steptoe & Johnson from 1998 to 2002.

Verma served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 1994 to 1998 and received, among other decorations, the Meritorious Service Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal.

Verma currently serves on the boards of Human Rights First, the Clinton Foundation, and the National Democratic Institute. He received a BS from Lehigh University, a JD from American University, and an LLM from Georgetown University Law Centre.

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