White House staff director Sergio Gor on Saturday said he was "beyond grateful" to President Donald Trump for selecting him as the US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs.
Writing on his official X account, the 38-year-old Gor stated it would be the "honour of my life to represent the United States."
"Beyond grateful to Donald Trump for his incredible trust and confidence in nominating me to be his next US Ambassador to India and Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs! Nothing has made me prouder than to serve the American people through the GREAT work of this Administration! Our White House has achieved historic results in MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! It will be the honour of my life to represent the United States," he said.
Sergio Gor was born in Uzbekistan under the Soviet regime and immigrated to Malta as a child. He studied further in the United States and actively became involved in Republican Party politics.
Gor started out as a political worker for Senator Rand Paul before taking on positions as a fundraiser and book publisher for Mr. Trump. He has also experimented with being an amateur wedding DJ.
Donald Trump made the announcement on social media that he has nominated his "great friend" Sergio Gor as the future US Ambassador to India. He further stated that Mr. Gor "has been at my side for many years."
"As Director of Presidential Personnel, Sergio and his team have hired nearly 4,000 America First Patriots across every Department of our Federal Government in RECORD time - Our Departments and Agencies are over 95% filled! Sergio will remain in his current role at the White House until his confirmation," Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
He said Mr Sergio worked on his "historic" presidential campaigns and published his "best-selling books".
"Sergio's role as Director of Presidential Personnel has been essential to delivering on the unprecedented Mandate that we received from the American People. For the most populous Region in the World, it is important that I have someone I can fully trust to deliver on my Agenda and help us, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Sergio will make an incredible Ambassador," Mr Trump wrote.
US Vice President JD Vance said Mr Gor is a "great guy" and will "make a fantastic ambassador" to India.
"So much of our success over the last few months was due to Sergio's hard work. I'm grateful to POTUS for giving him this new role," he wrote on X.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also expressed his approval of Mr. Gor as an "excellent representative of America in one of the most crucial relationships our country has in the world."
The appointment is coming after Trump has imposed a 50 percent tariff on India, including a 25 percent penalty specifically against its buying of Russian oil.
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