The US Senate approved Sergio Gor as the new US Ambassador to India on Tuesday (local time). Gor, 38, was one of 107 nominees confirmed in a single en bloc vote on Tuesday, with 51 senators supporting and 47 opposing. The confirmation took place amid the ongoing US government shutdown.

While calling Gor “great friend who has been at my side for many years”, President Donald Trump had said that “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.” Also Read | Trump's adviser ‘not trying to dictate’ on India's oil purchases from Russia

His family relocated to Malta by 1994, when his mother started a business and registered as an Israeli

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