Ranjan Mathai to be next Foreign Secretary
Cheer up as a Malayali.
Once again, a Malayali is all set to be the next Foreign Secretary.
The Union Government has announed that Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France, will be the next Foreign Secretary.
Shivshankar Menon was the first Malayali who served the country as Foreign Secretary. Later, Mrs. Nirupama Rao succeeded him. Now it is the turn of Mr. Ranjan Mathai.
He has served in Indian embassies in Vienna, Colombo, Washington, Tehran and Brussels. As Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi between January 1995 to February 1998, he headed the division dealing with India's relations with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives.Mathai, a 1974-batch IFS officer, will assume office from August one and will be there for a term of two years.
Shivshankar Menon was the first Malayali who served the country as Foreign Secretary. Later, Mrs. Nirupama Rao succeeded him. Now it is the turn of Mr. Ranjan Mathai.
He has served in Indian embassies in Vienna, Colombo, Washington, Tehran and Brussels. As Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi between January 1995 to February 1998, he headed the division dealing with India's relations with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives.Mathai, a 1974-batch IFS officer, will assume office from August one and will be there for a term of two years.
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