For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 21, 2001
President Announces Robert D. Blackwill to be Ambassador to India
President George W. Bush today announced his intent to nominate Robert
D. Blackwill to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Republic of India.
"Bob Blackwill understands the important place India holds in my
foreign policy agenda, and he will be an outstanding American
Ambassador to India. He will bring a wealth of expertise to the
position," said President Bush.
Currently the Belfer Lecturer in International Security at Harvard
University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Blackwell is the
author and editor of many books and articles on U.S. foreign and
defense policy. He served during his Foreign Service career as
Political Counselor in Embassy Tel Aviv; Director of West European
Affairs on the National Security Council staff; Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs; Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs; US Ambassador
and Chief Negotiator at the negotiations with the Warsaw Pact on
conventional forces in Europe; and Special Assistant for National
Security Affairs to President George Bush, 1989-90.
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