India, Feb. 22 -- Kash Patel, born to Gujarati parents in New York in 1980, was sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday, in the presence of his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins and his family.

Following his confirmation by the US Senate with a close vote of 51 for and 49 against him, Kash Patel was administered the oath of office by US Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

After drawing attention at his confirmation hearing, Kash Patel's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins, a country singer and Republican press secretary, caught the eye once again at this swearing-in ceremony.

Clad in an all-white formal dress, Wilkins stood beside Patel with a sense of pride on her face. She als...