Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla at Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi
Shringla at UNSC
33rd Foreign Secretary of India
In office
29 January 2020 – 30 April 2022[1]
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterS. Jaishankar
Preceded byVijay Keshav Gokhale
Succeeded byVinay Mohan Kwatra[2]
Ambassador of India to the United States
In office
9 January 2019 – 11 January 2020
Preceded byNavtej Sarna
Succeeded byTaranjit Singh Sandhu
High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh
In office
January 2016 – January 2019
Preceded byPankaj Saran
Succeeded byRiva Ganguly Das[3][4]
Ambassador of India to Thailand
In office
January 2014 – January 2016
Preceded byAnil Wadhwa
Succeeded byBhagwant Singh Bishnoi
Personal details
Born (1962-05-01) 1 May 1962 (age 62)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
SpouseHemal Shringla
Children1
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA)
Mayo College, Ajmer
OccupationDiplomat
Websitemea.gov.in/fs.htm

Harsh Vardhan Shringla (born 1 May 1962) is Chief Coordinator for India’s G20 Presidency in 2023. He has previously served as Foreign Secretary of India and India's Ambassador to the United States, High Commissioner to Bangladesh, and Ambassador to Thailand.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Indian envoy to United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla will be the next Foreign Secretary". The Economics Times.
  2. ^ "Vinay Kwatra is new Foreign Secretary, Harsh Shringla coordinator for 2023 G-20". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Riva Ganguly Das appointed as the next HCI to Bangladesh". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Riva Ganguly Das Named HCI To Bangladesh". NDTV. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra will be succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla as India's new Foreign Secretary when he retires". Deccan Herald. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed new Foreign Secretary of India". The Times of India. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed new Indian Ambassador to US". Business Line. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. ^ Harsh V Shringla, India's new Abmassadir to Thailand Ministry of External Affairs of India, 29 October 2013.