Vijay Gokhale assumes charge as foreign secretary

January 29, 2018 10:12

And Vijay Keshav Gokhale assumes charge as Foreign Secretary of India.

"An early morning start! Shri Vijay Gokhale, an Indian Foreign Service Officer of the 1981 batch, took over as Foreign Secretary of India today morning. He was Secretary (ER) at the Ministry before taking up his present assignment," the MEA spokesperson tweeted with this photo.

Here is his full profile.

Photograph: @MEAIndia/Twitter

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