Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed India's ambassador to US: MEA

Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday that they have appointed Senior diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu as the new India's Ambassador to the US.

New Delhi: Senior diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as India's Ambassador to the US, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.

Sandhu, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently posted as High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka.

He replaces Harsh Vardhan Shringla as India's envoy in Washington. Shringla has been named as India's next foreign secretary.

(PTI Report)