Joel Reifman new US Consul General

Hyderabad: Joel Reifman assumed the position of US Consul General in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Prior to his present assignment, Consul General Reifman served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Dhaka. His assignments at the State Department in Washington D.C. include Senior Liaison in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and Deputy Director of the Office of Aviation Negotiations in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.

"It feels wonderful to have arrived in Hyderabad as US Consul General, I'm already experiencing the warmth and hospitality for which this region of India is so fittingly famous," commented Consul General Reifman.

"The US-India partnership is strong, especially in this region, and we are proud to collaborate with the people of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on a range of issues that are important to both our countries, from U.S.-India industry and defense ties, to entrepreneurship, to women's empowerment. I look forward to building on the work of my predecessors and making continued progress together with our fantastic team at the Consulate."