Obama appoints Indian American for his Council

Washington, Feb 6: US President Barack Obama appointed an Indian American to his new advisory council on inter-faith relationships.

Eboo S Patel, founder and executive director of the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Corps, would be a member of the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

The council announced would have 25 members, who will be appointed for a one-year term. However, fifteen members to the council were announced on Friday, Feb 6.

The announcement came after Obama signed an executive order establishing the new faith-based council.

This office will work on behalf of Americans committed to improving their communities, no matter their religious or political beliefs, Obama said.

Joshua DuBois, a former associate pastor and adviser to Obama in his US Senate office and campaign Director of Religious Affairs, would lead this office.

"Joshua understands the issues at stake, knows the people involved and will be able to bring everyone together from both the secular and faith-based communities and from academia and politics around our common goals," he said.

OneIndia News (With inputs from Agencies)