Washington: Vedant Patel, the principal deputy spokesperson for the US department of state, has scripted history by becoming the first Indian American to hold the daily state department press briefing, earning plaudits from senior White House officials for his " utmost professionalism " and " amazing debut ".
With state department spokesperson Ned Price on vacation, Patel from California on Tuesday appeared at the briefing room to represent the country on foreign policy issues before the media.
During his briefing, Pa tel covered topics ranging from Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine, negotiations around the Iranian nuclear issue and Liz Truss becoming the PM of the UK.
Patel, who was born in Gujarat, has previously served as an assistant press secretary and spokesperson for President Joe Biden in the White House.
