At a party Monday night to celebrate Sergio Gor's swearing-in as President Trump's new U.S. ambassador to India, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials told party attendees stories about the top aide who until recently held one of the most powerful — if largely anonymous — roles in government.

Gor served as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, vetting and hiring thousands of officials to work in the Trump administration.

Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio participate in a swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10, 2025. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images

Rubio recalled sitting in a London restaurant with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Gor during

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