US Ambassador to India Pledges Support to Bihar

US Ambassador to India Pledges Support to Bihar

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Friday, 05 February 2010 09:52

Patna: America's ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer, during a meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Thursday, praised him for his attempt to put Bihar on the national map in terms of developments and offered him US help in keeping the process moving forward.

Roemer, who is on a two-day visit of Bihar with his wife Sally Roemer, said that the US President Barack Obama was very interested in helping states like Bihar where there was no scarcity of talent as proven by successful Biharis all over the world.

When asked by the US Ambassador the secret of Bihar's recent resurgence in economic arena including the recent reporting of 11.03% growth in GDP, the Chief Minister said that there was no secret of his success except his relentless pursuit of development with social justice.

Kumar urged the Ambassador to encourage investment in Bihar by US companies to which Roemer pledged to offer support in the areas of education, agriculture, food processing, energy, and infrastructural development.



Earlier, Roemer and his wife visited the Khuda Baksh Oriental Library where he helped upload a digital album of scientific instruments currently in possession of the Library.

Roemer and his wife were privy to a number of historical documents including rare manuscripts, a 9th century Holy Quran, and other historical documents dating back to the Mughal dynasty in India.

"I was told by President Obama to visit smaller cities in India and look at their education system and if they could avail our help in any area. Since coming to India nearly 7 months ago, Sally and I have been able to visit a number of places and visited many schools to study if there was any area where we could provide help to the local school system," Roemer said adding the US, under President Obama, wished to play a constructive role in the overall development of the nation.