Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma sworn in as US Ambassador to India

Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma has been sworn in as the US Ambassador to India by Secretary of State John Kerry.

 46-year-old Verma is the first ever Indian-American to be the top US diplomat in New Delhi. 

He is scheduled to arrive in India ahead of Kerry's visit to Delhi in January 2015

He will replace Nancy Powell, who resigned in March after a damaging row over the treatment of diplomat Devyani Khobragade over visa fraud charges. 

The US Embassy in New Delhi is currently headed by a charge d'affaires, Kathleen Stephens