List of ambassadors of India to the United States
Appearance
Ambassador of India to the United States | |
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Emblem of India | |
Incumbent vacant since 1 February 2024 | |
Appointer | President of India |
Inaugural holder | Asaf Ali |
Formation | 1947 |
Website | Embassy of India, Washington D.C., U.S. |
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 former ambassador was Taranjit Singh Sandhu who served until 31 January 2024.
List of Indian Ambassadors to the United States
Sr. No. | Name | Photo | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
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1st | Asaf Ali | 1947 | 1948 | Lawyer and former Governor of Odisha. | |
2nd | Benegal Rama Rau | 1948 | 1949 | 4th Governor of Reserve Bank of India .
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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
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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
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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 Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir | |
17th | Abid Hussain | 1990 | 1992 | IAS officer, former Commerce Secretary. | |
18th | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 1992 | 1996 | Chief Minister of West Bengal
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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 | Vacant | since 1 February 2024 |
See also
References
- ^ "Ambassador of India to the United States". Embassy of India, Washington. 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the US". Ministry of External Affairs. 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Indian envoy to United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla will be the next Foreign Secretary". The Economic Times.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu presents his credentials to US president Donald Trump". Ministry of External Affairs. 6 February 2020.
- India Ambassador, Official page indianembassy.org
- Embassay of India, Washington DC-Ambassadors of India to the United States
External links
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