Gary Ackerman, New York Democrat, while acknowledging that he has been one of the strongest critics of President George Bush on his foreign policy, has said however, that in the case of India, Bush had got it "absolutely right."
Menon, who is leading a high-powered delegation comprising officials from the External Affairs, Information and Technology and Science and Technology ministries, will be here on a three-day visit.
"This is, again, a very serious, important issue to which international community must pay attention on an urgent basis," he remarked. "We need to act on the basis of several principles, that this global warming is a global issue."
"I am still examining certain options and I am not yet ready to go public with any of them, but I am looking forward to new professional challenges," he said, and declared, "To live is to embrace change. That's my approach to all of this."
The Bush administration has earmarked $300 million for Pakistan from nearly $300 billion that the White House is seeking from the Congress for the global war on terror.
The United States has said that it has broadened the non-proliferation regime by bringing India inside it through the Indo-US nuclear deal.
The current chairman Steven S Reinemund, 58 retires on May 2, as he had announced last August.
McDermott last co-chaired the Caucus from 2000-2002 and Wilson from 2002-2004. They will succeed Representatives Gary Ackerman, New York Democrat and Ileana Ros Lehtinen, Florida Republican.
An Indian-American Christian outfit in the United States has expressed concern over a bill passed by Himachal Pradesh, alleging that it was aimed at harassing Christian workers in the Congress-ruled state.
Despite making "some progress" in tackling the menace of trafficking, India needs to do more in designating and empowering a national agency to carry out an effective law enforcement response to the crime.
The survey also found that even though the race is still more than nine months away, most Louisianans had already made up their minds to vote for Jindal over Blanco.
Earlier, immigration regulations had set a more stringent standard on the maximum time in H or L status, whether as a worker or an employee.
Raj Sharma, 49, a senior vice president and a private wealth advisor with the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch in Boston, has been recognised for the third consecutive year as one of the best advisors in the US.
Over 90 Indian-American community leaders and political activists, who were catalytic in pushing through the passage of the legislation, took part in the ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
President George W Bush signs the first part of the enabling legislation into law today.
She is the first Asian American appointed to the state bench.
>The formal signing ceremony, originally expected to take place on Monday December 11 in the Rose Garden at the White House, has been postponed to later in the week.
The passing of the rule means that when lawmakers debate the deal no new amendments will be allowed.
Administration sources said a signing ceremony would take place on Monday, December 11 with President George W Bush signing the bill into law.
Ambassador Sen will meet with the PM and other senior ministers, as well as scientists.
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