In major reshuffle, new envoys for UN, Pakistan, China
September 25, 2015  03:54
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Key postings of Indian envoys to Pakistan, China, the United Kingdom and the United Nations have been done by the government in a major reshuffle at the top echelons of external affairs ministry.

While Navtej Sarna, presently secretary (west) in the ministry, will be next top envoy to London replacing Ranjan Mathai, Gautam Bambawale, India's ambassador to Bhutan, will take over as high commissioner to Pakistan from T C A Raghavan, who is retiring on December 3. 

However, Sarna is expected to take over only after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UK in mid-November.

Syed Akbaruddin, former high-profile spokesperson of MEA and Joint Secretary in the XP division and currently additional secretary in charge of Indo-Africa summit to be held in October, will be going as the next Permanent Representative of India to the UN, New York. He will replace Asoke Mukerji.

Vijay Gokhale, India's ambassador to Germany, will take over from Ashok Kantha in Beijing.

Other postings include that of Anil Wadhwa, secretary (east), as ambassador to Rome and Pankaj Saran, who will replace PS Raghavan in Moscow.

According to sources, most of these positions will be taken up by late December or early January.
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