Updated 28 January 2020 at 16:12 IST

Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed India's ambassador to US: MEA

Senior diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu was appointed as India's Ambassador to the US, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday

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Senior diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as India's Ambassador to the US, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.

Sandhu, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently posted as High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka.

He replaces Harsh Vardhan Shringla as India's envoy in Washington. Shringla has been named as India's next foreign secretary.

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Published By : Press Trust Of India

Published On: 28 January 2020 at 16:12 IST