Washington, March 02: In yet another appointment of Indian Americans in the Obama Administration, an eminent attorney from the community has been chosen for the US
President's Advisory Committee on the Arts.
Obama has appointed eminent Indian American attorney, Amy
K Singh, as President's Advisory Committee on the Arts for the
prestigious John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, the
White House has said.
Based in Obama's home town Chicago, Singh practises in
areas of entertainment, advertising and marketing, and
provides counsel to clients on event production and promotion,
television production, talent and other matters.
Before starting her own practice, she held several
positions, including as General Counsel/Senior Vice President
of DDB Chicago Inc, and as an associate in the Chicago office
of the firm now known as Sidley Austin LLP.
Singh was a member of the Junior Board of the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently on the Board of
the Mikva Challenge.
She works to support the arts and youth which develops
civic leadership in Chicago's high school youth, the White
House added.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 02, 2010, 09:42