With State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on vacation, the 33-year-old Patel from California takes the briefing room in the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department
Washington: Vedant Patel, the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State, has created history by becoming the first Indian-American to hold the daily State Department news conference that his fellow colleagues said he had done with the utmost professionalism and clear communication, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
With State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on vacation, the 33-year-old Patel from California on Tuesday took the briefing room in the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department to brief the media on the country’s foreign policy issues.
During his briefing, Patel covered topics ranging from Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine, negotiations around the JCPOA and Liz Truss becoming the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
“Kudos to” Vedant Patel on his podium debut, tweeted Matt Hill, senior Associate Communications Director at the White House.
“Representing the United States on the world stage is a huge responsibility, and Vedant did it with the utmost professionalism and clear communication,” Hill said.
Pili Tobar, former White House deputy communications director said: “It’s so great to see Vedant Patel at the podium.”
“Congrats my friend on an amazing debut,” she tweeted.
Patel, who was born in Gujarat, is a graduate from the University of California, Riverside, and previously served as an Assistant Press Secretary and Spokesperson for President Biden in The White House.
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