Vedanta Patel becomes first Indian-American to hold press briefing at US State Department [TKB USA]

Vedanta Patel, Deputy Chief Spokesperson of the US State Department, has holding the State Department’s daily brief. He is the first Indian-American to do so. His colleagues said that Patel spoke clearly. With State Department spokesman Ned Price on leave, Patel briefed the media on foreign policy at the State Department’s Foggy Bottom headquarters.

Vedanta Patel covered a range of topics during his briefing, from talks about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the JCPOA and Liz Truss becoming the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His next briefing is scheduled for today. Vedant Patel made a great start from the podium. Matt Hill, senior associate communications director at the White House, tweeted his congratulations.

Hill tweeted that it is a huge responsibility to represent the United States on the world stage and Vedanta did it with clear communication. Pili Tobar, former deputy communications director of the White House, said it was great to see Vedanta Patel on stage. He wrote, “Congratulations my friend on a great start.” Vedanta Patel was born in Gujarat and is a graduate of the University of California. Prior to this, he served as the assistant press secretary and spokesman for President Biden at the White House.

Jen Psaki praised

Earlier, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki praised him. Who said in a press conference that I often joke with him. It is not that we give him easy assignments, he is super talented.

What did Jen Psaki say?

Jen Psaki said, “About Vedanta I would say that he is a beautiful writer and writes very fast. He could also be a reporter for a news agency. I think ahead of him, he has a very promising relationship with the government. Saki described his contribution as “amazing” and added that “he does a lot to help me, he helps all of us, he helps the president every day.”