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The Foreign Secretary of India (ISO: Vidēś Saciv) is the top diplomat of India and administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs.This post is held by an Indian foreign service officer of the rank of secretary to the government of India.
Vikram Misri (born 7 November 1964) is an Indian diplomat. He currently serves as the 35th Foreign Secretary of India from July 2024 onwards. Previously, he served as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India from 1 January 2022, succeeding Pankaj Saran till 14 July 2024. [1]
The Ministry is headed by the Minister of External Affairs, a member of the Prime Minister's Cabinet. The Minister is typically assisted by one or more junior ministers, known as Ministers of State (MoS) for External Affairs. The Foreign Secretary of India is the senior-most non-elected official and the administrative head of the ministry.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, (born 15 December 1962) is an Indian diplomat. He has served as the 34th Foreign Secretary of India, from May 2022 till July 2024 [2] [3] and is currently serving as Ambassador of India to the United States from 13 August 2024 onwards. [4] [5] Previously, he has served as the Ambassador of India to France and Nepal. [6]
While addressing media ahead of taking charge, Shringla acknowledged the responsibilities and challenges that came with it and added that he would work under the leadership of Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of India for a more secure and prosperous India. [20] As Foreign Secretary of India, he visited Myanmar in December 2021 and ...
Defence Secretary: Rajesh Kumar Singh,IAS 1 November 2024 [9] Foreign Secretary: Vikram Misri,IFS 15 July 2024 [10] Law Secretary: Vacant Secretary General, Lok Sabha: Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS 30 November 2020 Secretary General, Rajya Sabha: Pramod Chandra Mody, IRS (IT) 12 November 2021 [11] Secretary General, Supreme Court of India: Atul M ...
He is the longest serving Minister of External Affairs since Jawaharlal Nehru, who held the position during his entire 17 years as Prime Minister. Jaishankar is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha. He previously served as the Foreign Secretary of India from 2015 to 2018. [2]
Secretary to the Government of India, often abbreviated as Secretary, GoI, or simply as Secretary, is a post and a rank under the Central Staffing Scheme of the Government of India. [5] The authority for the creation of this post solely rests with the Union Council of Ministers .