A prominent Indian American community leader from Texas has been honoured for his role in promoting ties between India and the US.
Ashok Mago, Chairman of the Dallas based US-India Forum and a community leader has been nominated for the "Apostle of International Understanding" by the
Unity International Foundation for his "exceptional role in bring India closer to the USA".
Mago played a prominent role in the passage of the Henry Hyde Act of 2006 dealing with the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
He is the founding Chair of the Greater Dallas Indo American Chamber of Commerce; a former Chair of the Asian American Chamber and a former Member of the Board of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airports.
The earlier recipients of the award include people from Japan, Austria, Norway, Argentina, Tunisia and Britain.