Indian-origin The US Ambassador to the Netherlands, Shefali Razdan Duggal, took the oath of office on the Bhagavad Gita. On October 7, US Vice President Kamala Harris administered her oath.
On social media, a video of the event, which took place on Friday, October 7, has gone viral. Duggal and her mother may be seen crying as the former takes the oath in the photograph. After a thunderous round of applause, the two hug VP Harris.
The nation's first female and black Indian vice president, Kamala Harris, was sworn into office. India enthusiastically commemorated the historic event on the day that Indian-American Vice President Harris took the oath of office. Another political activist with Indian ancestry has won praise for India.
Kashmiri Pandit, Shefali Razdan Duggal was born in Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh. At the age of two, she and her family relocated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Duggal has earned two degrees namely, Miami University's Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication and New York University's Master of Arts in Media Ecology.
She began her political career by working as a volunteer for the New Hampshire and Massachusetts Democratic Parties. She even helped Senators Ted Kennedy and Dianne Feinstein with volunteer work.
She volunteered for her first presidential campaign in 2000 and later worked as a Political Analyst at the business Staton Hughes that specialised in political strategy. She served on the National Finance Committee for the Barack Obama presidential campaign in 2012.
She participated in Biden's 2020 campaign and even held the position of national co-chair for Women for Biden. US president Joe Biden proposed her in March as a candidate for the position of US representative to the Netherlands, and on September 14 her nomination was accepted.
After being sworn in on Friday, US Vice President Kamala Harris was also seen tweeting, " The next representative to the Netherlands will be Shefali Razdan Duggal. I had the honour of being present for his swearing-in. I'm hoping you succeed in your new position. Shefali, however, has extensive experience working in public administration roles. He was a Democratic National Committee deputy national finance chairman in addition to being a member of Human Rights Watch's San Francisco Committee".
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