List of ambassadors of India to the United States

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Ambassador of India to the United States
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since 13 August 2024
Appointer President of India
Inaugural holder Asaf Ali
Formation1947
Website Embassy of India, Washington D.C., U.S.
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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 current ambassador is Vinay Mohan Kwatra.

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List of Indian Ambassadors to the United States

Sr. No.NamePhotoEntered officeLeft officeNotes
1st Asaf Ali Asaf Ali 1949.jpg 19471948Lawyer and former Governor of Odisha.
2nd Benegal Rama Rau Sir Benegal Rama Rau, governor of Reserve Bank of India.jpg 194819494th Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
3rd Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965b.jpg 19491951First women President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953)
4th Binay Ranjan Sen Binay Ranjan Sen.jpg 19511952 Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (1956–67)
5th Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta 19521958
6th M. C. Chagla Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla.jpg 19581961Indian Cabinet minister
7th Braj Kumar Nehru Braj Kumar Nehru (cropped).gif 19611968 ICS officer, Governor of seven different states. Also served as Economic Affairs Secretary.
8th Ali Yavar Jung 19681970 Governor of Maharashtra, VC of AMU, VC of Osmania University
9th Lakshmi Kant Jha 19701973ICS, Secy Industries, Commerce, Finance, Secy to the PM,8th Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Governor of J&K
10th T. N. Kaul 19731976 ICS, former Foreign Secretary.
11th Kewal Singh 19761977 ICS, former Foreign Secretary.
12th Nanabhoy Palkhivala Nanabhoy Palkhivala 2004 stamp of India.jpg 19771979Eminent lawyer
13th K. R. Narayanan K. R. Narayanan.jpg 1980198410th President of India
14th Katyayani Shankar Bajpai 19841986
15th P. K. Kaul 19861989 IAS officer, former Cabinet Secretary of India. Also served as Finance Secretary, Defence Secretary and Commerce Secretary.
16th Karan Singh Dr-Karan-Singh-sept2009.jpg 19891990Titular Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
17th Abid Hussain Abid Hussain in mid 1980s Ministry of Commerce.jpg 19901992 IAS officer, former Commerce Secretary.
18th Siddhartha Shankar Ray 19921996 Minister of Education, Chief Minister of West Bengal
19th Naresh Chandra Naresh Chandra July 2012.jpg 19962001 IAS officer, former Cabinet Secretary of India. Also served as Home Secretary, Defence Secretary.
20th Lalit Mansingh Lalit Mansingh.jpg 20012004 IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary and Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
21st Ronen Sen Defense.gov News Photo 070716-D-9880W-084 (cropped).jpg August 2004March 2009 IFS officer.
22nd Meera Shankar Meera Shankar at U.S.-India People to People Conference cropped.jpg 20092011 IFS officer.
23rd Nirupama Rao Nirupama Rao.jpg 1 August 20115 November 2013 IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary.
24th Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister Jaishankar (48823162971) (cropped).jpg 1 December 201328 January 2015 IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary and current Union Minister for External Affairs.
25th Arun Kumar Singh Indian Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh.jpg 6 May 2015August 2016 IFS officer.
26th Navtej Sarna Navtej Singh Sarna.jpg November 201620 December 2018 IFS officer
27th Harsh Vardhan Shringla Amb - GU India Initiative - 2019-04-23.jpg 11 January 2019 [2] 11 January 2020 [3] [4] IFS officer, 33rd Foreign Secretary
28th Taranjit Singh Sandhu India Artemis Accords Signing (NHQ202306210057).jpg 6 February 2020 [5] 31 January 2024 IFS officer
29th Vinay Mohan Kwatra Deputy Secretary Sherman Meets with Indian Foreign Secretary Kwatra (52484258491) (cropped).jpg 13 August 2024Incumbent Former IFS officer,

34th Foreign Secretary

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References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador of India to the United States". Embassy of India, Washington. 9 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the US". Ministry of External Affairs. 20 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Indian envoy to United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla will be the next Foreign Secretary". The Economic Times.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu presents his credentials to US president Donald Trump". Ministry of External Affairs. 6 February 2020.

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