Washington: The US Senate on Friday confirmed career diplomat Nancy Powell as ambassador to India, a position that had remained vacant for the past year.
The Senate confirmed ambassadors to 16 countries following Obama administrations's concern over the posts lying vacant. The confirmation had been lying pending before the senate for about two months now.
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03:40 AM, Mar 31, 2012
Davos: Opening up the retail sector to foreign investment will help create millions of jobs in India and also strengthen its trade ties with America, former American Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has said. However, the US understands the compulsions associated with policy decisions in a democracy, Roemer said in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. Timothy Roemer, who resigned as US Ambassador to India...
12:47 PM, Jan 30, 2012
New Delhi: India and Pakistan had reached a 'back-channel' agreement on the Kashmir issue during the tenure of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had told a visiting US Congressional team. According to secret US embassy cables released by WikiLeaks, Singh told the Congressional delegation in April 2009 that India and Pakistan had made great progress prior to February 2007, when Musharraf ran into trouble. "We had reached...
09:01 PM, Sep 04, 2011
New Delhi: The United States on Thursday said it "strongly and vehemently" supports the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) clean waiver for India and hoped that the civil nuclear deal between the two countries will continue to move in a positive direction. "I want to say that the US and the Obama Administration strongly and vehemently support the clean waiver for India. The 123 civil nuclear legislation also underscores our support...
11:54 AM, Jun 30, 2011
New Delhi: "You come to India as a tourist, you leave as a member of the family." This is how outgoing US Ambassador Timothy Roemer described his nearly two-year stay here at a farewell reception hosted in his honour. Showering praise on India and its culture, Roemer observed "India gets into your stomach for its great food, gets into your brain for great poetry of Rabindranath Tagore it will never...
10:28 PM, May 24, 2011
New Delhi: Terming as a "matter of concern" the fact that Osama bin Laden was found outside Islamabad, the US on Wednesday said it would like to go to the bottom of this issue and also ensure that the aid given to Pakistan is used to target Lashker-e-Taiba along with al-Qaeda. Timothy J Roemer, US Ambassador to India, said the American Congress would be taking a "very hard look" and...
12:49 PM, May 04, 2011
New Delhi: US Ambassador Timothy Roemer on Thursday announced his resignation from the key diplomatic post citing personal commitments. 54-year-old Roemer, a political appointee, said he has accomplished all of the strategic objectives set two years ago and he wants to go back home to look after his family. Roemer, who was nominated by US President Barack Obama in May 2009, is expected to leave by June. "Ambassador Roemer's departure...
09:52 AM, Apr 28, 2011
New Delhi: There were no red tapes, no turf battles, in investigating the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks when FBI agents worked extensively with their counterparts in the Indian police and intelligence agencies, US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer said. Maintaining that citizens benefit when law enforcement officials work together to bring to justice terrorists and criminals who target innocent civilians, he said agents from both the countries testified in the...
05:30 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: The United States of America on Saturday tendered an official apology to India and Indian Ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar over her pat down by an American security agent on December 4 at the Jackson-Evers International Airport. The US government said that Meera's pat down was not meant to be a put down, while promising a review of airport screening guidelines, said William Burns, a senior State...
09:42 PM, Dec 11, 2010
US President Barack Obama is coming to India on November 6. The US President will leave Washington on November 5 and arrive in Mumbai on November 6, the White House has announced. He is likely to discuss economic cooperation, defence cooperation, the war against terror and India's desire for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer about...
01:53 PM, Oct 29, 2010
New Delhi: A week ahead of United States President Barack Obama's visit to India, the US says the sparring over David Headley won't affect ties between the two countries. While speaking to CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai on 'India@9', Roemer assured that the US will monitor the Pakistan use of American funds and will ensure that its not directed against India. Timothy Roemer said Indo-US counter terror intelligence will continue. He...
07:23 AM, Oct 29, 2010
In conversation with Rajdeep Sardesai, US Ambassador Timothy Roemer sheds light on what's on President Obama's agenda with view to India, David Headley and Indo-US relations. ...
10:41 PM, Oct 28, 2010
Washington/ New Delhi: US intelligence officials will review the information that they shared on terror group Lashker-e-Toiba operative David Coleman Headley with India. The US move comes just a day after Union Home Secretary GK Pillai told CNN-IBN that the American authorities could have shared more information on Headley ahead of the November 26, 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai. At a special White House briefing on Thursday, Washington-based Indian reporters...
01:18 PM, Oct 28, 2010
New Delhi: A few days before US President Barack Obama's visit, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai told CNN-IBN that the US disappointed New Delhi by not sharing information on David Headley. US ambassador Timothy Roemer denied the charge but refused to get into a war of words. Less than a fortnight before US president Barrack Obama visits india, Home Secretary GK Pillai revealed that India was disappointed with the US as...
07:30 PM, Oct 27, 2010
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11:57 AM, Oct 25, 2010
The US passed all intelligence details they had on Headley's activities before Mumbai terror attacks insists the US Ambassador to CNN-IBN. ...
08:59 PM, Oct 20, 2010
New Delhi: Wipro Technologies has joined the Indian IT industry in criticising the United States for trying to ban outsourcing. Wipro said that protectionism was not good for trade relations while reacting to US President Barack Obama's anti-outsourcing statement and Ohio's ban on outsourcing of government jobs. "Outsourcing model is undergoing paradigm shift. India has a very strong case at WTO and protectionism is not sustainable," said Wipro just a...
04:13 PM, Sep 10, 2010
US envoy to India says Pakistan must dismantle terror infrastructure. ...
05:52 PM, Nov 18, 2009
US Ambassador Roemer reinforced Pak must act against 26/11 suspects. ...
12:33 AM, Aug 13, 2009
Tim Roemer, US envoy to India made the remarks on Wednesday. ...
09:28 PM, Aug 12, 2009
