Sergio Gor

Sergio Gor (born Sergey Gorokhovsky, Russian: Сергей Гороховский; November 30, 1986) is an American businessman and political operative. He has served as the United States ambassador to India since 2026. Gor has additionally served as the United States special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs since August 2025. He was previously the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office from January to October 2025.

Gor graduated from George Washington University, where he was involved in conservative causes, participating in College Republicans and founding the university's chapter of Young America's Foundation. He was an activist for senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and worked for the Republican National Committee, later serving as the spokesman for representatives Steve King, Michele Bachmann, and Randy Forbes. In May 2013, Gor began working for Kentucky senator Rand Paul's political action committee, RANDPAC, eventually serving as Paul's spokesman, communications director, and deputy chief of staff.

In June 2020, Gor left Paul's office to serve as the chief of staff of the Trump Victory Finance Committee. The following month, he began working for Donald Trump Jr. as his consultant and book publishing manager. Trump Jr. and Gor founded Winning Team Publishing, a conservative publishing house, in October 2021; the company published several books about Trump Jr.'s father, Donald Trump, including Our Journey Together (2021), Letters to Trump (2023), and Save America (2024). Gor was a senior advisor to MAGA Inc. and led a political action committee, Right for America, for Trump. In November 2024, Trump named Gor as his director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office.

In August 2025, Trump named Gor as his nominee for United States ambassador to India and as his special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs. The Senate voted to confirm Gor in October.