WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a top economic aide, Kenneth Juster, as the next US.ambassador to India, two senior White House officials said on Friday (June 23).

Juster is a top deputy on the White House National Economic Council. He is a familiar face among Indian officials, having chaired the US-India High Technology Cooperation Group when Republican George W. Bush was president.

Trump is to play host to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Monday.

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