The president of Centre for American Progress, Indian-American Neera Tanden is all set to make her political debut on the Democratic National Convention. She will address thousands of delegates of the Democratic party and its top leaders in Philadelphia.

The Centre for American Progress  is a Washington DC based progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Tanden is a close confidante of the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Tanden, 45, is the only Indian-American to have been invited by the Democratic leadership and the Clinton Campaign to address the ongoing Democratic National Convention.

Tanden said to a group of Indian reporters on the evening of her address to the Democratic National Convention, that, "I expect to have a full unified party over the next couple of days." Tanden was a key member of the Democratic Platform Committee.

Tanden said in response to a question about Trump, that, "He has been very antagonistic towards all immigrants. He does not have a very clear picture of who an American is. And I do not think that is really welcoming among the South Asian community. You will see Hillary's speech on Thursday be really welcoming and that includes Indian-Americans, South Asians and the great diversity of the country."

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