Question
Download Solution PDFWho has taken charge as India's new Foreign Secretary in May 2022?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
Key Points:
- On 1st May 2022, Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge as India's new Foreign Secretary. Hence option 1 is correct.
- He is a 1988 batch Indian Foreign Services (IFS) Officer and is set to replace Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
- Kwatra was serving as an Indian envoy to Nepal 2020 and France from 2017 to 2020.
- He is the 24th Ambassador to France and the 25th Ambassador to Nepal.
- He has a diploma in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
Additional Information:
- Harsh Vardhan Shringla is a 1984 batch IFS officer and served as Indian Ambassador to the United States from 2019 to 2020.
- He also served as India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh from 2016 to 2019.
- He is the chief coordinator for G20 Presidency in India, in 2023.
- Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the Minister of External Affairs, appointed in 2019.
- He is a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha since 2019 representing Gujarat from the BJP.
- Sujata Mehta is an Indian actress from Gujarat who predominantly works in Hindi films.
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