
Jayant Khobragade named new Indian envoy to Spain
The 1995-batch IFS officer has served within the Indian missions in Russia, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, and because the ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
Indian Foreign Service officer Jayant Khobragade. (ASEAN)
Khobragade, a 1995-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is anticipated to take up the task shortly, the exterior affairs ministry mentioned in an announcement.
HT had reported on June 19 that Khobragade was set to be named because the ambassador to Spain following a call to nominate Dinesh Okay Patnaik, presently the envoy in Madrid, as the brand new excessive commissioner to Canada.
Though Khobragade was formally named as India’s envoy to Poland in January, the posting didn’t go forward due to numerous causes, individuals accustomed to the matter mentioned.
Khobragade has finished a stint within the Indian embassy in Spain up to now. He has additionally served within the Indian missions in Russia, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, and because the ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
Within the exterior affairs ministry, he has served within the disarmament and worldwide safety division and West Africa Division. He additionally served on deputation with the Department of Atomic Energy throughout 2017-2020.
Khobragade was appointed the ambassador to Asean in Jakarta in 2021, months after Pakistan refused his posting because the Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad.
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