<span style="color: #222222;">Atul Keshap took charge as United States' new envoy to India. He most recently served as the Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives.<br />''<br />'' The US state department said, appointment of the Indian-American career diplomat, an old India-hand at the US state department will help reinforce the close US partnership with the Government and people of India.<br />''<br />''Mr Keshap said, it is his honour to serve as Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Mission in India. He said as a proud Indian-American, it is his privilege to work to further strengthen the warm and dynamic US-India partnership.</span><br />