{"id":8539,"date":"2025-10-09T01:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/5-facts-about-the-new-us-ambassador-to-spore-dr-anjani-sinha-an-india-born-surgeon\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T01:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:31:12","slug":"5-facts-about-the-new-us-ambassador-to-spore-dr-anjani-sinha-an-india-born-surgeon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/5-facts-about-the-new-us-ambassador-to-spore-dr-anjani-sinha-an-india-born-surgeon\/","title":{"rendered":"5 facts about the new US ambassador to S\u2019pore Dr Anjani Sinha, an India-born surgeon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Who is Dr Anjani Sinha, the new US ambassador to Singapore?<\/h2>\n

On Tuesday (7 Oct), the United States (US) Senate confirmed Dr Anjani Sinha as the new US ambassador to Singapore.<\/p>\n

This comes six months after he was nominated for the role by US President Donald Trump in March.<\/p>\n

Over 100 others were confirmed with Dr Sinha in the en bloc vote, resulting in the confirmation of the largest group of nominees to date.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to know about the new US envoy to Singapore who is tasked with maintaining diplomatic relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n

1. Dr Anjani Sinha is an India-born resident of Trump’s home state of Florida<\/h3>\n

According to reports, Dr Anjani Sinha was born in Bihar, India, and is believed to be in his 70s.<\/p>\n

In 1979, he and his wife, Kuntala “Kiki” Sinha, a retired anaesthesiologist and former faculty member of New York University (NYU), migrated to the US as a newly married couple.<\/p>\n

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The pair has a daughter, son, and three grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Reports state Dr Sinha is from President Trump’s home state, Florida, though several Republicans who are well-versed in the state’s politics said they have never heard of him, according to The Straits Times (ST).<\/p>\n