Indian American Lawmaker Elected Member Of Key US House Committee
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Ami Bera is the senior-most Indian American lawmaker in the House. (File photo)Washington: Indian American Congressman Ami Bera has been elected as Ranking Member of a key House Foreign Affairs Sub Committee that handles the Indo-Pacific region.Last November, Mr Bera, 57, was re-elected as a member of the US House of Representatives from the Sixth Congressional District of California. He is the senior-most Indian American lawmaker in the House that now has five such lawmakers in the 118th Congress.In the 117th Congress, he chaired the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and non-proliferation, where he spearheaded efforts to reinvigorate US relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific."I am proud to continue my leadership on the House Foreign Affairs Comm...