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Article: Twenty South Asian Americans in Obama Administration Honored at D.C. Event.
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- Pediatrics Week
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- October 3, 2009
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The North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA) and the South Asian Bar Association of Washington D.C. (SABA-DC) honored the South Asian Americans appointed to President Barack Obama's administration at an event held in Washington D.C. last week. The Obama White House has tapped more South Asian Americans to serve in the administration than any administration in history.
"The event was a great success, with almost 200 people on hand to help celebrate the appointment of so many South Asian Americans to these esteemed positions," said Dharmesh Vashee, president of SABA-DC. President Obama appointed South Asian Americans to positions including Federal Chief ...