Senior diplomat Sanjeev Kumar Singla has been appointed as the country’s next ambassador to France, the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA)said on Monday. He is currently India’s envoy to Israel.
“Sanjeev Kumar Singla (IFS:1997), presently Ambassador of India to Israel, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France,” the MEA said in a statement.
He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, it said.
In another appointment, senior diplomat Ajit Vinayak Gupte has been appointed India’s next ambassador to Germany, MEA said.
He is currently India’s envoy in Egypt.
“Ajit Vinayak Gupte (IFS: 1991), presently Ambassador of India to Egypt, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Germany.
He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the MEA said in a statement.
The appointment comes ahead of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s scheduled visit to India later this month.
