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Another Indian-American has been appointed by the United States President-elect Joe Biden to a key White House position related to economy.
Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House. The National Economic Council coordinates the economic policy making process and provide economic policy advice to the US president.
Fazili is currently the Economic Agency lead on the Biden-Harris Transition. She was earlier posted at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where she served as the Director of Engagement for Community and Economic Development.
In the Obama-Biden administration, Fazili served as a senior policy advisor on the White House’s National Economic Council and as a senior advisor at the US Treasury Department in both Domestic Finance and International Affairs.
Fazili is the second Kashmiri-origin Indian-American appointed to a key position in the incoming Biden administration. In December, Aisha Shah was named as Partnerships Manager at the White House Office.
The Biden administration has selected 25 Indian Americans in team till now.
As US President-elect Joe Biden continues to fill his government structure at least 25 Indian Americans are set to hold roles in the new administration, with at least 15 in key policy positions.
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Neera Tanden, Vivek Murthy, Rohini Kosoglu, Ali Zaidi, Bharat Ramamurti, Vedant Patel, Vinay Reddy and Gautam Raghavan are a few. Bharat Ramamurti was selected as deputy director of his National Economic Council.
