Navtej Sarna likely to be India's next envoy to the US

August 26, 2016 03:57

India's High Commissioner to UK Navtej Sarna is set to head for Washington as Ambassador to the US, considered a high-profile posting.

Arun Singh, India's Ambassador to US, is due for retirement and it is understood that Sarna's name has been finalised to succeed him.

It is learnt the India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha may replace Sarna in the UK. Sarna, an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1980 batch, was serving as Secretary (West) in the ministry of external affairs before he was posted to London in January.

The 59-year-old diplomat was among the longest-serving spokespersons of the MEA. He had held the post between 2002 and 2008.

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