Srinagar, Aug 17: United States Ambassador to India Sergio Gor is scheduled to reach in Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon for his first go to to the Union Territory since assuming cost earlier this 12 months.
The envoy is prone to maintain conferences with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and can keep in a single day on the Taj Resort in Srinagar.
Official sources confirmed that Gor’s go to marks his maiden journey to Jammu and Kashmir after he offered his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu on January 14, 2026, formally taking on because the twenty seventh US Ambassador to India.
He additionally serves as Particular Envoy for South and Central Asia.
The Ambassador is predicted to land in Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon.
He’ll name on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and maintain discussions with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah throughout his keep.
He’ll spend the night time on the Vivanta by Taj.
From Srinagar, the Ambassador will go away for Ladakh on Thursday.
The go to comes towards the backdrop of deepening India-US strategic partnership underneath the present administrations in each international locations.
Since taking cost in New Delhi, Gor has engaged extensively with Indian management on points together with defence, commerce, know-how, vital minerals, counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics.
He has held conferences with senior figures together with Dwelling Minister Amit Shah and Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval. Gor, an in depth affiliate of US President Donald Trump, beforehand served as Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel within the White Home.
Earlier than that, he co-founded a publishing home with Donald Trump Jr. and has lengthy expertise in US politics and legislative affairs.
Safety preparations are anticipated to be heightened for the Ambassador’s motion in Srinagar.
Additional particulars of the itinerary and the outcomes of the conferences with the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister are prone to emerge after the go to concludes.
