Ambassador of India to the United States, H.E. Mr. Arun K. Singh presented his credentials on May 18, 2015 to the President of the United States of America H.E. Mr. Barack H. Obama at the Oval Office of the White House.

President Obama warmly welcomed Ambassador Singh back to Washington and wished him success in his responsibilities as India\'s next Ambassador to the United States. The President fondly recalled his visit to India in January and personal friendship with Prime Minister Modi.

Ambassador Singh, in his remarks to President Obama, conveyed warm greetings from the President and the Prime Minister of India to him and Mrs. Michelle Obama. Ambassador Singh said that he was committed to work towards making the India-United States strategic partnership global in outlook, strategic in content and transformative for India\'s development, as decided by the leaders of the two countries in the summits held in September 2014 and January 2015.