WASHINGTON, DC: Indian-American Kash Patel was officially sworn in as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday, taking the oath on the Bhagavad Gita.
Patel’s girlfriend and family stood beside him as he recited the oath, and other family members were seated in the front row. Kash Patel was sworn in at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building by US Attorney General Pam Bondi after being confirmed by the US Senate as the ninth FBI director, succeeding Christopher Wray, Fox News reported.
Following the oath, Patel said that he was living the American dream and added that a “first-generation Indian is about to lead the law enforcement agency of the greatest nation on earth.”
He said, “I am living the American dream, and anyone who thinks the American dream is dead, look right here. You are talking to a first-generation Indian who is about to lead the law enforcement agency of the greatest nation on earth. That can’t happen anywhere else.”
He also made a strong commitment to ensuring accountability within the FBI.
Patel said, “I promise that there will be accountability within the FBI and outside of it.”
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump expressed his strong support for Kash Pate and called him a “tough, strong” person.
