Joseph Biden
A Profile
Joseph Biden, Delware's longest serving senator, is also one of the nation's most committed Indophiles. Currently the chairman of the influential Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Sen. Biden is a vocal supporter of India's place in the emerging global order, and backed the US-India nuclear cooperation agreement in Congress to the hilt. His passionate Senate speech on the day the Bill was put to vote endeared him even more to the Indian American community. Despite an unfortunate remark about Indian Americans stereotyping them with 7-11 stores and Dunkin' Donut outlets which he says was not intended to hurt the community, Sen. Biden remains a pro-India member of Congress at Capitol Hill. He became senator for the first time in 1973, when he was just 30, making him the fifth youngest senator in the United States history.
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Senator Joseph Biden with USINPAC Legislative Director Manish Antani. |