India's ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Singla appointed as the new Foreign Secretary
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India's ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Singla has been now appointed as the new Foreign Secretary. Shringla is a 1984-batch IFS officer and will take over the charge of the foreign secretary on January 29 i.e. a day before Vijay Keshav Gokhale's 2-year term ends. Shringla had served as ambassador to Thailand and a high commissioner to Bangladesh before taking up as ambassador to the US.