Urs is currently charge daffaires of the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain, where he was also the deputy chief of mission. A career foreign service officer since 1986, Urs after Nikki Haley is the second Indian-American to have been selected for an ambassadorial position by the administration. Amin is currently the senior counsel on the House Judiciary Committee. He has previously served in the administration of President George W Bush as associate director for Domestic Policy, and at the Department of Commerce as special assistant and associate director for policy in the Office of the Secretary, the White House said.Haley, a two-term former governor of South Carolina, is the US ambassador to the United Nations and holds a cabinet- level position in the administration.Urs has specialised in economic issues and developed extensive policy experience in the Andean region of South America.

As the new IP Czar, Amin would be responsible for enforcement of intellectual property, an area of sharp differences between India and the United States."Vishal Amin has been a valued member of my staff and will continue to be a tireless advocate on behalf of Americas innovators and creators," said Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. She is the first Indian- American to do so in any US presidential administration.However, India had termed the report as an unilateral move by the US. In April, the US retained India on its priority watch list for "lack of improvement" in the IP framework.

The Senate confirmed Neil Chaterjee as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Vishal Amin as Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement Coordinator in the Trump administration.Washington: The Senate has unanimously confirmed three Indian-Americans to key government positions, including one as the Trump administrations czar on intellectual property an area of sharp differences between the US and India.Chatterjee, currently the energy policy adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, over the years has played an integral role in the passage of major energy, highway, and farm legislations.The US on Friday retained India on its priority watch list this year for "lack of improvement" in the intellectual property (IP) framework..Prior to serving McConnell, he worked as a principal in Government Relations for National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. "Chatterjee has an extensive knowledge of the many important federal issues facing our industry and customers," said Edison Electric Institute (EEI) President Tom Kuhn. He has served at seven United States embassies as well in senior leadership positions in Washington, DC.Krishna Urs was instant electric faucet Manufacturers confirmed as the US ambassador to Peru