predecessor successor birth_place president office term_start spouse image article_title term_end name alma_mater
kathleen stephens -lrb- acting -rrb- matthew reynolds joseph macmanus -lrb- acting -rrb- edmonton , canada barack obama barack obama united for legislative affairs states ambassador to india assistant secretary of state january 16 , 2015 april 6 , 2009 melineh verma richard verma.jpg richard verma
 march 14 , 2011 richard verma lehigh university american university georgetown university
richard verma

richard rahul verma -lrb- born november 27 , 1968 -rrb- is the united states ambassador to india .
verma was previously nominated by president barack obama in 2009 to serve as the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs at the u.s. department of state , a position he held until march 2011 .
verma began his career as a lawyer with extensive experience in national security and nonproliferation issues .
