Michael Kratsios to Lead US delegation to AI summit in India
Michael Kratsios, assistant to US President Donald Trump and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has declared that he will head the US delegation to the AI Impact Summit in India later this month
"Looking forward to leading the U.S. delegation to the AI Impact Summit in India this month," Kratsios posted on X, adding, "America is setting the gold standard for AI innovation and we want to share it with our global partners."
"Looking forward to leading the U.S. delegation to the AI Impact Summit in India this month.America is setting the gold standard for AI innovation and we want to share it with our global partners.@UnderSecE, @TradeGov U/S Kimmitt, @BISgov U/S Kessler, & @skrishnan47 will join... pic.twitter.com/vfVDucy0Xj - Director Michael Kratsios (@mkratsios47) February 5, 2026"
His post follows a report by POLITICO journalists Katherine Long and Cheyenne Haslett, which said that Kratsios will head to New Delhi with a US delegation to participate in the AI Impact Summit in India.
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The report states that "Kratsios will utilize the summit to deliver an update on Trump's America AI Exports initiative, established by executive order in July to connect the globe with the United States' technology framework."
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The delegation will also feature Jacob Helberg, Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, William Kimmitt, Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade, and Jeffrey Kessler, Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
Emphasizing the size of the assembly, the report mentioned, "The AI Impact Summit ranks among the largest global events for industry leaders and policymakers in the field," and pointed out that "the forthcoming summit will be the first instance of the event taking place in the Global South."
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The India-AI Impact Summit is scheduled for February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, signifying the inaugural global AI summit hosted in the Global South.