Vinay Mohan Kwatra

On July 19th, 2024, the Ministry of External Affairs appointed a 1988 batch Indian Foreign Service officer (IFS) as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America.

Key Points

He served as minister (commerce) in the Indian embassy in Washington from 2010-2013.
He served as the joint secretary at the Prime Minister’s office from 2015-2017.
He was India's envoy to France from August 2017 to February 2020.
He has also served at the Indian consulate in Durban, China, and Russia.
He has also served as the head of economic, trade, and finance issues in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
He has also worked in the India’s development programme in Afghanistan by the MEA.