Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Barack Obama names Indian-origin Swati Dandekar as ADB Director Barack Obama names Indian-origin Swati Dandekar as ADB Director

Indian-American politician Swati Dandekar has been nominated as Executive Director to Asian Development Bank US President Barack Obama.
About Swati Dandekar:
  • Dandekar was the first Indian-born American citizen to win a state legislature seat in the US.She was also member of the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2011.
  • She served on the Iowa Utilities Board from 2011 to 2013. From 2000 to 2003, she was a member of the Vision Iowa Board of Directors.
  • She served on the Linn-Mar Community School District Board of Educationfrom 1996 to 2002 and was a member of the Iowa Association of School Boards from 2000 to 2002.
Asian Development Bank:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 which is, to facilitate economic development in Asia.The bank admits the members of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and non-regional developed countries.
  • Headquarteres : Metro Manila,Philippines
  • President : Takehiko Nakao

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