Govt Appoints Vinay Mohan Kwatra as India’s new Foreign Secretary
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 4th April. India’s envoy to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed as the new Foreign Secretary on Monday, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is retiring this month-end.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, has held several positions in India’s diplomatic missions in Washington DC, Beijing and has also served as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office during his 32 years of service.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Vinay Mohan Kwatra to the post of Foreign Secretary upon the superannuation of Harsh Vardhan Shringla on April 30, 2022, a Personnel Ministry order said.
Prior to his diplomatic posting to Nepal in 2020, Vinay Mohan Kwatra served as the Ambassador of India to France from August 2017 to February 2020.
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