New Delhi, Feb 13, : United States Ambassador to India David C. Mulford on Friday welcomed Pakistan's admission that some part of the conspiracy on the Mumbai attacks was hatched on its soil, and described it as "an important step in the right direction" by Islamabad.

Mulford told media persons here that the US will watch ensure that Pakistan completes the investigation and prosecution in the case.

New Delhi, Feb. 11 : U. S. Ambassador to India, David C Mulford, said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama''s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard C. Holbrooke, would visit New Delhi soon.

New Delhi, Jan. 9 : The outgoing U. S Ambassador to India David C Mulford on Friday said that the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks needed to be booked.

Speaking at his farewell ceremony here, Mulford said: "The US has been pressing as India has, for deeper understanding in Pakistan of the roots of this problem, learning more and more in the hope that we can bring the people who committed this heinous act to book."

Mulford said that the U. S was determined to work "non-stop" and "as long as it takes" to ensure that the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks are brought to justice.

New Delhi, Jan. 3 : Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram met US Ambassador David C Mulford here today and reportedly discussed the Mumbai terror attack investigations.

The meeting took place after Washington assured India of all help in the attack probe.

The meeting is being considered important as India is said to have compiled sufficient evidence on the role of Pakistan-based terror elements in the November 2008 attack.

Though Pakistan continues to deny the use of its territory in the carnage, India says it is ready to share the evidence gathered with the world.

New Delhi, Nov. 29 : U. S. Ambassador to India, David C Mulford, on Saturday condemned the terror strikes in Mumbai, and said that he had been directed by President George W Bush to offer cooperation to the Indian authorities.

New Delhi, Sep 3 : Washington today down played the disclosures made in the US State Department document which triggered a controversy here, and said that there was nothing new in it which has not been shared with India or the US Congress.

“This letter contains no new conditions and there is no data in this letter which has not already been shared in an open and transparent way with members of the Congress and with the Government of India”" US Ambassador David C. Mulford said in a statement.