Kathleen Stephens on 6 June 2014 took charge as US interim Ambassador to India.Upon her arrival in New Delhi Chargé d’Affaires Stephens said, “I am excited to continue our joint efforts to strengthen and broaden the U.S.-India partnership. I particularly look forward to working with our Indian partners to increase our shared prosperity by growing our trade and investment, enhancing regional security and economic integration, expanding our robust cooperation in energy, science, technology, and health, continuing our support of successful transitions in Afghanistan, expanding counter-terrorism and law enforcement cooperation, and further developing our outstanding people-to-people ties. As Secretary Kerry has said, the friendship between the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s largest democracy is absolutely vital, and the United States is deeply invested in our strategic relationship. There is tremendous potential still to be realized in the U.S.-India partnership, and I look forward to making the most of my time in India.
Stephens is replacing the former US Ambassador Nancy Powell. Nancy Powell had left India on 22 May 2014 after announcing the end of her tenure in March 2014.
