New Delhi
13 November 2007
The George Bush Administration of the United States on Tuesday
has awarded its ambassador to India, David C Mulford, for exemplary diplomatic
service.
Mulford was presented with the Department of State Sue M Cobb Award for Exemplary
Diplomatic Service in a ceremony attended by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and
other senior diplomaic officials.
The US Embassy in New Delhi said in a press release that in presenting the award,
Ambassador Mulford was cited for his tireless and successful work in fostering the
United States' growing bilateral partnership with India.
US President George Bush wrote a special letter of thanks to the ambassador,
congratulating him on the award. Mr Bush said on the occasion: "Under your leadership,
we have seen the partnership between the United States and India strengthen and
expand on a range of global issues."
The Embassy said that the Sue M Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service is
presented to a non-career ambassador who has used private sector leadership and
management skills to make a significant impact in carrying out United States foreign
policy through proactive diplomacy. The award is named after a former US ambassador
to Jamaica.
The past few weeks have seen Ambassador David Mulford meet with Leader of
Opposition LK Advani, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, former national security
adviser Brajesh Mishra and former foreign secretary Shyam Saran, who is also the
Prime Minister's special envoy for the nuclear deal, in a bid to get them to taje the next
steps for operationalising the nuclear deal. Mr Mulford also travelled to Kolkata for talks
with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya.
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