Indian-American security expert Paul Kapur was officially sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, marking a key appointment of the Trump administration for the region.

The State Department Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs posted on Wednesday on X, "Welcome to @State_SCA, Assistant Secretary Paul Kapur! This morning Dr. Kapur was officially sworn in as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs."

Paul Kapur succeeds Donald Lu, who served as Assistant Secretary from September 2021 through January 2025.

Who is Paul Kapur?

Kapur previously served from 2020 to 2021 on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, where he worked on issues related to South and Central Asia, Indo-Pacific strategy,

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