page_title: Richard Verma
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Verma / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma's family on August 31, 2016 in New Delhi, India. [State Department Photo/ Public Domain]
context_page_description: Richard Rahul Verma is a Canadian-born Indian-American lawyer and the former U.S. Ambassador to India from 2014 to 2017. Verma previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of State from 2009 to 2011.
  Verma currently serves as Vice Chairman of The Asia Group.
context_section_description: Verma is married and has three children and a pet fox terrier named Arlo.
  He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the State Department's Distinguished Service Medal, the Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship, and the Chief Justice John Marshall Lifetime Service Award. He was named by India Abroad magazine as one of the fifty most influential Indian-Americans in the country.
caption: Secretary of State John Kerry greets members of Verma's family in New Delhi.
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