Washington, Aug 14 - The Asia Foundation has named Nick Langton as its resident Country Director in India to lead the Foundation's expanded programmeme activities in the country.

Langton will operate from a fully operational office to be opened in New Delhi in autumn, the San Francisco based non-profit, non-governmental organization announced Thursday.

Langton was most recently the Foundation's representative in Nepal from 1999 to 2009, where he oversaw programmes supporting governance and law, conflict transformation and peace-building, economic reform, and women's security.

With over 25 years of experience in Asia, Langton is a South Asia specialist with expertise in the areas of legal rights, community mediation and peace building, and anti-trafficking of women and children.