- Trump says GOR is also special envoy for South, Central Asia.
- Calls Gor long -time friend, Key Ally in his campaigns, Super Pac.
- Hails Gor’s role in the publication of his books, hires staff for his 2nd period.
President Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest helpers, to be the next US ambassador to India, where he will oversee frosty conditions exacerbated with the planned doubling of US customs on goods from India next week.
Gor, who is currently director of the White House presidential staff, would also act as a special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs, Trump said.
Trump said in a post about his truth that the social account would remain in his current position until he is confirmed to the India Post of the United States. Senate.
“Sergio is a great friend who has been by my side for many years. He worked on my historic presidential campaigns, published my best -selling books and drove one of the biggest Super PACs to support our movement,” Trump said, paid tribute to Gor’s work in hiring staff for his second period.
“For the most populous region of the world, it is important that I have someone I can fully trust to deliver on my agenda and help us, do America well again,” Trump wrote.
Bands in the US India have been strained by Trump’s trade war, with lectures on lower tariffs collapsed by India, the world’s fifth largest economy, opposed to open its huge agricultural and dairy sectors. Bilateral trade between the two countries is more than $ 190 billion worth each year.
Gor thanked in a post on X Trump for the nomination and said it would be “honor for my life” to represent the United States in the new role.
Trump first imposed additional 25% tariffs on India imports, and then said they would double to 50% from August 27 as a penalty for New Delhi’s increased purchase of Russian oil.
Trump has not imposed similar tariffs on goods from China, the largest buyer of Russian oil.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday accused India of “profit” in his sharply increased the purchase of Russian oil during the war in Ukraine and said Washington considered the situation unacceptable.
Bessent told CNBC in an interview that Russian oil now accounted for 42% of India’s total oil purchases, up from less than 1% before the war, while China, the largest buyer of Russian oil, had increased its share to 16% from 13%.
India is aimed at his future trade relationship with the United States with a “very open mind,” said trade minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, emphasizing the consequential and important nature of the relationship with both countries.
Trump’s announcement of Gor’s nomination came shortly after the sudden cancellation of a scheduled visit by US trade dealers to New Delhi from 25 to 29 August.
