Vikram Misri: India's 35th Foreign Secretary
Key Aspect | Details |
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Name | Vikram Misri |
Current Role | 35th Foreign Secretary of India (since 15 July 2024) |
Birth | 7 November 1964 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
Educational Background | - Undergraduate in History from Hindu College, Delhi |
- MBA from XLRI - Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur | |
Career Start | Worked in advertising before joining Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1989 |
Key Diplomatic Assignments | - Ambassador to Spain (2014) |
- Ambassador to China (2019-2021) | |
- Deputy National Security Advisor (2022) | |
Other Significant Roles | Private Secretary to PMs Inder Kumar Gujral, Manmohan Singh, Narendra Modi |
Appointment as Foreign Sec. | Succeeded Vinay Mohan Kwatra on 28 June 2024, assumed office on 15 July 2024 |
Languages Known | English, Hindi, Kashmiri, and working knowledge of French |
Family | Married to Dolly, two children |
Fellowship | Fellow of the Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship by ASPEN Institute USA |