Suresh Kumar (government official)

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Suresh Kumar (born February 1955) was appointed the Assistant Commerce Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director-General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service by President Barack Obama on 12 February 2010. [1]

He joined Oliver Wyman as partner in 2013.

https://www.oliverwyman.com/media-center/2013/former-us-assistant-secretary-of-commerce-suresh-kumar-joins-oli.html

Early life and education

Suresh Kumar was born in Secunderabad, India. His father was an Army Officer and his mother a musician. He spent the early part childhood in Delhi, where he attended Delhi's St. Columba's School. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Economics from Delhi University, an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, and is an alumnus of the Thunderbird International Consortium Program. Between 1970 and 1985 Kumar was news and sports anchor on national television in India. [2]

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References

  1. "Suresh Kumar Confirmed as Assistant Commerce Secretary and Director General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service". February 12, 2010.
  2. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017 via National Archives.