US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on April 26 hailed Indian immigrants.
Garcetti, in an interview with ANI in New Delhi said, "the old joke was you could not become a CEO in the US if you are Indian, now the joke is you cannot become a CEO in America if you are not Indian whether it is Google, Microsoft or Starbucks, people have come and made a big difference..."
Garcetti also said that one in ten CEOs (chief executive officer) of Fortune 500 companies are Indian immigrants who studied in the US.
The US envoy further added, "The successes have happened, more than 1 in 10 CEOs of Fortune 500 companies now are Indian immigrants who studied in the US.."
Children's safety
United States is a safe country and it "cares deeply" for the well-being of Indian students, Garcetti said and assured their parents that "their children are our children" when they are in the US.
"We care so deeply for the well-being of Indian students in the US. We want parents to know that their children are our children when they are in United States. And, there is a wealth of resources that can help students prepare...in the US, whether it is mental health... and resources for that being far away for home, parents and families," he told news agency PTI.
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