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List of ambassadors of India to the United States
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Ambassador |
| body | India to the United States |
| insignia | File:Emblem of India.svg |
| insigniasize | 75px |
| insigniacaption | Emblem of India |
| image | File:Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2024 (cropped).jpg |
| incumbent | Vinay Mohan Kwatra |
| incumbentsince | 13 August 2024 |
| appointer | President of India |
| inaugural | Asaf Ali |
| formation | 1947 |
| website | Embassy of India, Washington D.C., U.S. |
| flag | Flag of India.svg |
| flagcaption | Flag of India |
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. The current ambassador is Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
List of Indian ambassadors to the United States
| Sr. No. | Name | Photo | Entered office | Left office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Asaf Ali | [[File:Asaf Ali 1949.jpg | 60px]] | 1947 | 1948 | Lawyer and former Governor of Odisha. |
| 2nd | Benegal Rama Rau | [[File:Sir Benegal Rama Rau, governor of Reserve Bank of India.jpg | 60px]] | 1948 | 1949 | 4th Governor of Reserve Bank of India. |
| 3rd | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | [[File:Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965b.jpg | 60px]] | 1949 | 1951 | First women President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953) |
| 4th | Binay Ranjan Sen | [[File:Binay Ranjan Sen.jpg | 60px]] | 1951 | 1952 | Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (1956–67) |
| 5th | Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta | 1952 | 1958 | |||
| 6th | M. C. Chagla | [[File:Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla.jpg | 60px]] | 1958 | 1961 | Indian Cabinet minister |
| 7th | Braj Kumar Nehru | [[File:Braj Kumar Nehru (cropped).gif | 60px]] | 1961 | 1968 | ICS officer, Governor of seven different states. Also served as Economic Affairs Secretary. |
| 8th | Ali Yavar Jung | 1968 | 1970 | Governor of Maharashtra, VC of AMU, VC of Osmania University | ||
| 9th | Lakshmi Kant Jha | 1970 | 1973 | ICS, Secy Industries, Commerce, Finance, Secy to the PM,8th Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Governor of J&K | ||
| 10th | T. N. Kaul | 1973 | 1976 | ICS, former Foreign Secretary. | ||
| 11th | Kewal Singh | 1976 | 1977 | ICS, former Foreign Secretary. | ||
| 12th | Nanabhoy Palkhivala | [[File:Nanabhoy Palkhivala 2004 stamp of India.jpg | 60px]] | 1977 | 1979 | Eminent lawyer |
| 13th | K. R. Narayanan | [[File:K. R. Narayanan.jpg | 60px]] | 1980 | 1984 | 10th President of India |
| 14th | Katyayani Shankar Bajpai | 1984 | 1986 | |||
| 15th | P. K. Kaul | 1986 | 1989 | IAS officer, former Cabinet Secretary of India. Also served as Finance Secretary, Defence Secretary and Commerce Secretary. | ||
| 16th | Karan Singh | [[File:Dr-Karan-Singh-sept2009.jpg | 60px]] | 1989 | 1990 | Titular Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir |
| 17th | Abid Hussain | [[File:Abid Hussain in mid 1980s Ministry of Commerce.jpg | 60px]] | 1990 | 1992 | IAS officer, former Commerce Secretary. |
| 18th | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 1992 | 1996 | Minister of Education, Chief Minister of West Bengal | ||
| 19th | Naresh Chandra | [[File:Naresh Chandra July 2012.jpg | 60px]] | 1996 | 2001 | IAS officer, former Cabinet Secretary of India. Also served as Home Secretary, Defence Secretary. |
| 20th | Lalit Mansingh | [[File:Lalit Mansingh.jpg | 60px]] | 2001 | 2004 | IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary and Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. |
| 21st | Ronen Sen | [[File:Defense.gov News Photo 070716-D-9880W-084 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | August 2004 | March 2009 | IFS officer. |
| 22nd | Meera Shankar | [[File:Meera Shankar at U.S.-India People to People Conference cropped.jpg | 60px]] | 2009 | 2011 | IFS officer. |
| 23rd | Nirupama Rao | [[File:Nirupama Rao.jpg | 60px]] | 1 August 2011 | 5 November 2013 | IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary. |
| 24th | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | [[File:Minister Jaishankar (48823162971) (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | 1 December 2013 | 28 January 2015 | IFS officer, former Foreign Secretary and current Union Minister for External Affairs. |
| 25th | Arun Kumar Singh | [[File:Indian Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh.jpg | 60px]] | 6 May 2015 | August 2016 | IFS officer. |
| 26th | Navtej Sarna | [[File:Navtej Singh Sarna.jpg | 60px]] | November 2016 | 20 December 2018 | IFS officer |
| 27th | Harsh Vardhan Shringla | [[File:Amb - GU India Initiative - 2019-04-23.jpg | 60px]] | 11 January 2019 | 11 January 2020 | IFS officer, 33rd Foreign Secretary |
| 28th | Taranjit Singh Sandhu | [[File:India Artemis Accords Signing (NHQ202306210057).jpg | 60px]] | 6 February 2020 | 31 January 2024 | IFS officer |
| 29th | Vinay Mohan Kwatra | [[File:Deputy Secretary Sherman Meets with Indian Foreign Secretary Kwatra (52484258491) (cropped).jpg | 71x71px]] | 13 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former IFS officer, |
References
References
- (9 January 2019). "Ambassador of India to the United States". Embassy of India, Washington.
- (20 December 2018). "Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the US". Ministry of External Affairs.
- "Indian envoy to United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla will be the next Foreign Secretary". The Economic Times.
- "Outgoing India's envoy to US, Harsha Vardhan Shringla calls on President Trump {{!}} India News - Times of India".
- (6 February 2020). "Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu presents his credentials to US president Donald Trump". Ministry of External Affairs.
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