NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met Michael Waltz, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for National Security Advisor, during his official visit to the United States from December 24 to 29.
“Delighted to meet Rep Michael Waltz this evening,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.
He added, “Enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation on our bilateral partnership as well as current global issues. Look forward to working with him.”
Waltz, 50, will take over as National Security Advisor from Jake Sullivan on January 20, when Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Waltz, a three-term Congressman from Florida’s sixth Congressional District, is the Republican Co-Chair of the Congressional India Caucus, the largest country-specific caucus in the US House of Representatives.
He has co-led a Congressional delegation to India in August last year and attended Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort. He has also been involved in several India-related legislations in the House. Trump announced Waltz’s appointment as National Security Advisor on November 12.
Earlier, Jaishankar completed a two-day conference with the Indian Embassy and Consuls General in Washington, DC. He posted on X, “Confident from the deliberations that the continuous growth of the India-US partnership will be accelerated.”