US President Donald Trump has nominated three influential Indian-Americans including a woman nuclear expert to powerful administration positions. Rita Baranwal was nominated for the post of Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), Aditya Bamzai for member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and Bimal Patel as the assistant secretary of Treasury.

The nomination of Baranwal, Bamzai and Patel was sent to the Senate Wednesday. So far, Trump has nominated or appointed more than three dozen Indian-Americans in key positions.