U.S. Senator visits Hyderabad, Tours T-Hub and New U.S. Consulate
Hyderabad: U.S. Senator Todd Young of Indiana visited Hyderabad to meet with local business leaders, government officials, and alumni of U.S. exchange programs. After touring Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited, he visited T-Hub/T-Works, attended a reception with industry and civil society leaders, and met with IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao. He also met with staff at the U.S. Consulate, participated in a roundtable on supply chains, hosted local leaders who studied in Indiana, met with alumni of the U.S. State Department’s Kennedy-Lugar Fellowship, and concluded his visit with an iftar.
“The U.S.-India partnership is key to preserving peace and prosperity in the twenty-first century, and it’s a partnership I routinely see in action in my home state of Indiana,” said Senator Young. “From students in our great universities to business leaders throughout the state, Indians and Indian-Americans are enriching communities throughout Indiana. I’m proud to continue the good work of building the U.S.-India relationship here in Hyderabad.”
U.S. Consul General Jennifer Larson greeted Senator Young at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Thursday afternoon. The Senator proceeded to visit Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited, which produces empennages for the U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. He then traveled to the T-Hub campus to meet Telangana government officials and entrepreneurs and later with Telangana Minister for IT and Industries K.T. Rama Rao. That evening, Consul General Larson hosted a reception for Senator Young with industry and civil society leaders from Hyderabad’s consular district.
On Friday, Senator Young met with staff at the U.S. Consulate General’s new facility in Nanakramguda, where he also attended a roundtable discussion on science and technology supply chains to deepen ties following the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act. He joined a lunch with local leaders who attended universities in the U.S. state of Indiana and met with alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy-Lugar Fellowship, an educational exchange program co-founded by the late Richard Lugar, who also served as a U.S. Senator from Indiana. Senator Young then wrapped up his visit by joining an iftar with MP Asaduddin Owaisi.
Todd Young was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 and re-elected in 2022. He currently serves in the U.S. Senate Committees on Foreign Relations; Finance; Commerce, Science & Transportation; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. As part of the Committee on Foreign Relations, he also serves on the Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism. Senator Young was previously elected to three terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1991-2000, attaining the rank of Captain.