Indian-American Raj Shah has been appointed to a key position by the US President.
Raj Shah will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary
About Shah
- Born and raised in Connecticut, Shah's parents are from Gujarat and had migrated to the US in 1980s.
- His father, an engineer by profession, moved to Mumbai at a young age while his mother hails from Bhujpur in Kutch.
- He formerly served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Communications Director.
- Shah was identified as one of the three West Wing Power Players in the White House
- Shah headed the Opposition Research in the Republican National Committee.
- He had led a team of experts to carry out research against Trump's presidential rival Hillary Clinton. He was behind all the anti-Clinton campaign during the presidential polls.
Other Appointments
- Trump also appointed Hope Hicks as his Communications Director.
- Mercedes Schlapp, a Fox News contributor and columnist for The Washington Times, will serve as Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications.
- Trump also appointed Steven Cheung as Director of Strategic Response.
