Overview

• Gor will also serve as special envoy for South and Central Asia if confirmed.
• He will remain director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office until the Senate vote.
• The announcement precedes a planned 50% tariff on Indian imports on Aug. 27, including a 25% penalty tied to purchases of Russian oil.
• A longtime Trump loyalist with limited foreign-policy experience, Gor has faced scrutiny over a clash with Elon Musk after a NASA nomination was withdrawn.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly endorsed the nomination, which would fill the post left open since Eric Garcetti’s departure.