President Trump Appoints Dan Scavino to Lead Personnel Offices and Serve as India Ambassador
President Trump appointed Dan Scavino to lead the Presidential and White House Personnel Offices, and as the new Ambassador to India, replacing Sergio Gor.
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Overview
- President Trump has appointed Dan Scavino to a significant leadership position within the White House, specifically to head the Presidential Personnel Office.
- Scavino will also assume leadership of the White House Personnel Office, consolidating his influence over key administrative appointments and staffing decisions.
- In addition to his domestic roles, Dan Scavino has been designated as the new Ambassador to India, marking a significant diplomatic appointment.
- This ambassadorial role involves replacing Sergio Gor, who previously held the position, indicating a change in diplomatic representation for India.
- These appointments by President Trump signify a strategic reshuffling of key personnel, placing Scavino in influential domestic and international capacities.
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The White House Presidential Personnel Office is responsible for the selection and appointment of nearly all government positions, managing key administrative appointments and staffing decisions within the government.
Dan Scavino replaced Sergio Gor as the Ambassador to India. Sergio Gor was previously the director of the White House Personnel Office before his confirmation as ambassador.
Dan Scavino has been a longtime aide to President Trump since 1990, starting as a golf caddie and rising through the Trump Organization. He worked on Trump's three presidential campaigns, during Trump’s first term, and on the transition team after Biden’s administration. Since January 2025, he has served as one of Trump's deputy chiefs of staff.
As Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss defense, trade, technology, and critical minerals shortly before Dan Scavino's appointment.
Dan Scavino’s appointment to lead both the Presidential and White House Personnel Offices, as well as serve as Ambassador to India, indicates a strategic consolidation of influential domestic and international roles under a trusted longtime aide of President Trump, emphasizing loyalty and centralized control over key appointments and diplomatic relations.
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