Among the Indians and Indian Americans who have been appointed are Chandigarh-born Harmeet Kaur Dhillon as the assistant attorney general (US Department of Justice), Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya as the director of National Institutes of Health, Kashyap Patel as the director of the FBI, Vivek Ramaswamy as the head of the Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Tulsi Gabbard as the director of National Intelligence. Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of vice president-elect JD Vance, will be the first Indian-origin second lady of the US.
