| Foreign Secretary of India | |
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| Vidēśa Saciva | |
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| Ministry of External Affairs | |
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| Residence | 3, Circular Road, Chanakyapuri New Delhi, India |
| Appointer | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Term length | Two years, term can be extended. |
| Inaugural holder | K. P. S. Menon, ICS |
| Formation | 16 April 1948 |
| Website | Ministry of External Affairs |
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The Foreign Secretary of India (ISO: Vidēśa Saciva) is the top diplomat of India and administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs. This post is held by an Indian foreign service officer of the rank of secretary to the government of India. Vikram Misri is currently serving as the Foreign Secretary of India from July 2024, succeeding Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
As an officer of the rank of secretary to the government of India, the foreign secretary ranks 23rd on the Indian Order of Precedence.[1] However, unlike other secretaries to the government of India, the foreign secretary is also the top diplomat of the country and heads the 'Foreign Service Board'.
- ^ "Table of Precedence" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. President's Secretariat. 26 July 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.