Vinai Thummalapally
Vinai K. Thummalapally was the U.S. Ambassador to Belize. He is the first Indian American ambassador in U.S. history.Early life
Thummalapally is the son of T. Dharma Reddy, a retired scientist who worked for Andhra Pradesh Forensic Sciences Laboratory, and T. Padmaja.
He came to America in 1974, and attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he spent a summer as Barack Obama's roommate.
Prior to his appointment as Ambassador Thummalapally was CEO of MAM-A Inc. He has two patents in optical disc manufacturing design. Thummalapally has a B.S. degree from California State University and took graduate classes in business administration from both CSU and the University of Tennessee.
