Vinay Mohan Kwatra
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Kwatra in November 2022
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| 29th Ambassador of India to the United States | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2024 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Taranjit Singh Sandhu |
| 34th Foreign Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 May 2022 – 14 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | S. Jaishankar |
| Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan Shringla[1] |
| Succeeded by | Vikram Misri |
| 25th Ambassador of India to Nepal | |
| In office March 2020 – April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Manjeev Singh Puri |
| Succeeded by | Naveen Srivastava |
| 24th Ambassador of India to France | |
| In office July 2017 – February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Mohan Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Jawed Ashraf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) India |
| Spouse | Pooja |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Education | M.Sc |
| Alma mater | G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
| Occupation | Indian Foreign Service |
| Profession | Diplomat |
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Vinay Mohan Kwatra, (born 1962) is a retired IFS Indian diplomat. He served as the 34th Foreign Secretary of India, taking over from Harsh Vardhan Shringla from May 2022 till July 14, 2024[2][3] as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States. Previously, he has served as the Ambassador of India to France and Nepal.[4]
Vinay Mohan Kwatra was born on 15 December 1962.[5] He holds a degree of B Sc Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (Hons.) from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, and Masters in Science (M.Sc.).[6][7] Kwatra speaks French, Hindi and English. He has also obtained a diploma in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.[8]
He has previously served at Ministry of External Affairs, India and Prime Minister's Office as Joint Secretary. He has also served as Minister (Commerce) at the Embassy of India in Washington D.C. from May 2010 to July 2013. Between July 2013 and October 2015, Mr. Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and later served as the head of the Americas Division in the Foreign Ministry where he dealt with India's relations with the United States and Canada.[9] He has served at different positions in many of India's missions abroad and in India. Kwatra holds an experience of nearly 32 years in a range of assignments.
On April 4, 2022, it was announced that Mr. Kwatra will succeed Harsh Vardhan Shringla to assume the post of the Foreign Secretary of India upon the latter's superannuation of the post on 30 April 2022.[10] On 1 May, he became the 34th Foreign Secretary of India and served there till 14 July 2024.[11][12]
He is married to Pooja Kwatra. The couple has two sons.[13]
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| Preceded by Dr. Mohan Kumar |
Ambassador of India to France 2017–2020 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ambassador of India to Nepal 2020–2022 |
Succeeded by Naveen Srivastava |
| Preceded by | Foreign Secretary of India 2022-2024 |
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