Farah Pandith, an Indian-American, has been formally sworn in as the first US Special Representative to Muslim communities. At a ceremony held at the headquarters of the State Department in Washington DC, Farah was administered oath by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday. Wishing Pandith success in her new job, Clinton said she was best suitable in this position. The appointment comes as part of the Obama Administration's efforts to reach out to the Islamic world.br/br/41-year-old Pandith, whose family migrated from Jammu and Kashmir in the late 1960s, is the first Special Representative to Muslim Communities of the United States.br/
News On AIR | September 16, 2009 2:38 PM
Pandith sworn as first US envoy to Muslim communities