Overview

• President Trump nominated Florida-based surgeon Anjani Sinha in March citing his business background and cultural ties to Asia.
• During last week’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Sinha repeatedly misquoted Singapore’s trade surplus and stumbled on questions about ASEAN leadership and regional security.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth publicly rebuked him for treating the ambassadorship as a “glamour posting,” a clip that has since gone viral internationally.
• Sinha defended himself as a “lifelong bridge builder,” pledging to deepen US–Singapore ties despite lacking formal diplomatic experience.
• The nomination now awaits a full Senate vote as Republicans push it forward despite Democratic objections over political appointments and the need for seasoned diplomats in critical Indo-Pacific partnerships.