List of ambassadors of India to the United States

Ambassador of India to the United States
Emblem of India
Flag of India
since 13 August 2024
AppointerPresident of India
Inaugural holderAsaf Ali
Formation1947
WebsiteEmbassy of India, Washington D.C., U.S.
Embassy of India in Washington, D.C.

The Ambassador of India to the United States is the chief diplomatic representative of India to the United States, housed in the Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C.[1] The current ambassador is Vinay Mohan Kwatra.

List of Indian Ambassadors to the United States

Sr. No. Name Photo Entered office Left office Notes
1st Asaf Ali 1947 1948 Lawyer and former Governor of Odisha.
2nd Benegal Rama Rau 1948 1949 4th Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
3rd Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1949 1951 First women President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953)
4th Binay Ranjan Sen 1951 1952 Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (1956–67)
5th Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta 1952 1958
6th M. C. Chagla 1958 1961 Indian Cabinet minister
7th Braj Kumar Nehru 1961 1968 ICS officer, Governor of seven different states. Also served as Economic Affairs Secretary.
8th Ali Yavar Jung 1968 1970 Governor of Maharashtra, VC of AMU, VC of Osmania University
9th Lakshmi Kant Jha 1970 1973 ICS, Secy Industries, Commerce, Finance, Secy to the PM,8th Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Governor of J&K
10th T. N. Kaul 1973 1976 ICS, former Foreign Secretary.
11th Kewal Singh 1976 1977 ICS, former Foreign Secretary.
12th Nanabhoy Palkhivala 1977 1979 Eminent lawyer
13th K. R. Narayanan 1980 1984 10th President of India
14th Katyayani Shankar Bajpai 1984 1986
15th P. K. Kaul 1986 1989 IAS officer, former Cabinet Secretary of India. Also served as Finance Secretary, Defence Secretary and Commerce Secretary.
16th Karan Singh 1989 1990 Titular Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
17th Abid Hussain 1990 1992 IAS officer, former Commerce Secretary.
18th Siddhartha Shankar Ray 1992 1996 Minister of Education, Chief Minister of West Bengal
19th Naresh Chandra 1996 2001 IAS officer, former Cabinet Secretary of India. Also served as Home Secretary, Defence Secretary.
20th Lalit Mansingh 2001 2004 IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary and Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
21st Ronen Sen August 2004 March 2009 IFS officer.
22nd Meera Shankar 2009 2011 IFS officer.
23rd Nirupama Rao 1 August 2011 5 November 2013 IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary.
24th Subrahmanyam Jaishankar 1 December 2013 28 January 2015 IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary and current Union Minister for External Affairs.
25th Arun Kumar Singh 6 May 2015 August 2016 IFS officer.
26th Navtej Sarna November 2016 20 December 2018 IFS officer
27th Harsh Vardhan Shringla 11 January 2019[2] 11 January 2020[3][4] IFS officer, 33rd Foreign Secretary
28th Taranjit Singh Sandhu 6 February 2020 [5] 31 January 2024 IFS officer
29th Vinay Mohan Kwatra 13 August 2024 Incumbent Former IFS officer,

34th Foreign Secretary

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ambassador of India to the United States". Embassy of India, Washington. 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the US". Ministry of External Affairs. 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Indian envoy to United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla will be the next Foreign Secretary". The Economic Times.
  4. ^ "Outgoing India's envoy to US, Harsha Vardhan Shringla calls on President Trump | India News - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12.
  5. ^ "Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu presents his credentials to US president Donald Trump". Ministry of External Affairs. 6 February 2020.

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