Verma will help support the university’s India Initiative.
Former US Ambassador to India Richard Verma has joined Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service as SFS Centennial Fellow. Verma will help support the university’s India Initiative, a signature program to advance research and teaching around India, world affairs, and the United States.
“The Walsh School of Foreign Service is truly excited to have Rich Verma join us as a Centennial Fellow,” Senior Associate Dean Anthony Clark Arend said in a statement. “Ambassador Verma has a wealth of experience in both the public and private sectors. He will bring to the School a unique perspective that will help all of us re-imagine our mission in a new and changing world.”
The Centennial Fellowship program at the School of Foreign Service brings distinguished practitioners and scholars to be resources for students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as the broader public.
“I’m really honored to be a part of the School of Foreign Services and the Centennial Fellows program,” Verma said. “Georgetown has always been at the forefront of international relations scholarship, and I look forward to engaging with students, faculty, and staff as we compare notes about developments in Asia, and in particular recent trends in India.”
Verma was nominated as the 25th US Ambassador to India by President Obama in September 2014 and confirmed by the Senate in December 2014. During his two-year tenure, US-India relations experienced significant resurgence, with important gains made in defense, trade and clean energy.
He previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs and also worked in the Senate for many years, serving as Senior National Security Advisor to the Senate Majority Leader. The US Air Force veteran also served the House of Representatives and has a distinguished career in the private sector, too.