New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Sergio Gor, Donald Trump's longtime aide, has been nominated as the next US ambassador to India amid frosty relations between the two nations over the American President's unprecedented 50 per cent tariff threat on Indian goods.

In a social media post on Friday, Donald Trump said Sergio Gor, 38, who is currently director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, is a "great friend, who has been at my side for many years".

"I am pleased to announce that I am promoting Sergio Gor to be our next United States Ambassador to the Republic of India," he said.

He would also serve as a special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs, Trump added.

Secretary of state Marco Rubio quickly endorsed Gor on X, saying h...