President Donald Trump has nominated his longtime aide Sergio Gor as the next US Ambassador to India. He will continue in his White House role until Senate confirmation

President Donald Trump nominated Sergio Gor, currently a White House official, to be the new ambassador to India. Gor, who has been serving as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office,

Who is Sergio Gor, and what signal does his nomination as ambassador to India send? When is he likely to arrive in India? We explain, in four points.