Sanjeev Singla

Sanjeev Singla
India Ambassador to Israel
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2019

Sanjeev Kumar Singla is an Indian Diplomat currently serving as India's Ambassador to Israel.

Career

Singla joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1997.[1] He has served in various capacities in The Indian Missions at Paris (September 1999-December 2002), Dhaka (December 2005-December 2008) and Geneva (January 2009-August 2011). He also headquarters in Delhi in the Ministry of External Affairs on the US desk (December 2002-June 2004), as Deputy Chief of Protocol (July 2004-December 2005), and as a Director at the Foreign Secretary’s Office (August 2011-October 2013).[2]

Singla served as counsellor at the Indian embassy in Tel Aviv from November 2013 to July 2014 Tel Aviv.[3]

In July 2014 Singla was appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replacing Vikram Misri.[4] he held the position from August 2014 until August 2019.[2] In August 2015 he was promoted to the rank of a Joint Secretary.[5]

In July 2019 Singla was chosen as Ambassador of India to Israel,[6] and he assumed office in October 2019.[3]

Sanjeev is married to K. Nandini Singla, a diplomat.[7]

References

  1. ^ "'Modi Sensed Israel to be Crucial Partner & Sent His Trusted one: Meet 'Expert' Envoy Singla in Tel Aviv". News18. 10 Oct 2023. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". Embassy of India, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  3. ^ a b Solomon, Shoshanna (1 Mar 2021). "Take a long-term view to tap business potential in India, ambassador advises". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
  4. ^ "Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed as PM's private secretary". The Hindu. 20 Jul 2014. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
  5. ^ "Private Secretary to Narendra Modi promoted to the rank of to the rank of joint secretary". The Economic Times. 31 Aug 2015. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
  6. ^ "Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed as India's Ambassador to Israel". Economic Times. 19 Jul 2019. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
  7. ^ "New ambassador to Portugal from Hubballi". Deccan Herald. 8 Jul 2016. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.