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| honorific-prefix = [[His Excellency]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eoiparis.gov.in/page/amb-profile/|title=Embassy of India, France|date=23 November 209|publisher= The Island}}</ref>
| name = Vinay Mohan Kwatra
| name = Vinay Mohan Kwatra
| image = Shri Vinay Kwatra, Foreign Secretary.jpg
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| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]]
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| caption = Portrait of Kwatra
| caption = Kwatra in November 2022
| office = 34th [[Foreign Secretary of India]]
| office = 34th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]]
| term_start = 1 May 2022
| term_start = 1 May 2022
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister = [[S. Jaishankar]]
| minister = [[S. Jaishankar]]
| term_end =
| term_end = 14 July 2024
| predecessor = [[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haidar |first1=Suhasini |title=Former PMO official Vinay Kwatra to be next Foreign Secretary |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vinay-mohan-kwatra-appointed-indias-new-foreign-secretary-government/article65289783.ece |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=4 April 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
| predecessor = [[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haidar |first1=Suhasini |title=Former PMO official Vinay Kwatra to be next Foreign Secretary |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vinay-mohan-kwatra-appointed-indias-new-foreign-secretary-government/article65289783.ece |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=4 April 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
| successor =
| successor = [[Vikram Misri]]
| office1 = 25th [[Embassy of India, Kathmandu|Ambassador of India to Nepal]]
| office1 = 25th [[Embassy of India, Kathmandu|Ambassador of India to Nepal]]
| term_start1 = March 2020
| term_start1 = March 2020
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| term_start2 = July 2017
| term_end2 = February 2020
| term_end2 = February 2020
| predecessor2 = [[Dr. Mohan Kumar]]
| predecessor2 = Dr. Mohan Kumar
| successor2 = [[Jawed Ashraf]]
| successor2 = [[Jawed Ashraf]]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962}}
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'''Vinay Mohan Kwatra''' is an Indian diplomat of [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] cadre serving as the 34th and the current [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]] since May 2022, succeeding [[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]].<ref>{{Cite news |others=PTI |date=2022-04-04 |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed India's new Foreign Secretary: Government |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vinay-mohan-kwatra-appointed-indias-new-foreign-secretary-government/article65289783.ece |access-date=2022-04-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI|date=May 1, 2022 |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as new foreign secretary {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vinay-mohan-kwatra-takes-charge-as-new-foreign-secretary/articleshow/91228932.cms |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Previously, he has served as the Ambassador of India to France and Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India picks Vinay Mohan Kwatra as its new ambassador to Nepal |url=https://kathmandupost.com/2/2020/01/14/india-picks-vinay-mohan-kwatra-as-its-new-ambassador-to-nepal |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>
'''Vinay Mohan Kwatra''', (born 1962) is a retired [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] Indian diplomat. He served as the 34th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]], taking over from Harsh Vardhan Shringla from May 2022 till July 14, 2024<ref>{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=2022-04-04 |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed India's new Foreign Secretary: Government |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vinay-mohan-kwatra-appointed-indias-new-foreign-secretary-government/article65289783.ece |access-date=2022-04-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI|date=May 1, 2022 |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as new foreign secretary {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vinay-mohan-kwatra-takes-charge-as-new-foreign-secretary/articleshow/91228932.cms |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States. Previously, he has served as the Ambassador of India to France and Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India picks Vinay Mohan Kwatra as its new ambassador to Nepal |url=https://kathmandupost.com/2/2020/01/14/india-picks-vinay-mohan-kwatra-as-its-new-ambassador-to-nepal |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Vinay Mohan Kwatra was born on 15 December 1962.<ref>{{cite news |title=WHO IS VINAY MOHAN KWATRA? |url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-vinay-mohan-kwatra#collapse |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=Business Standard India}}</ref> He holds a degree of B Sc Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (Hons.) from [[G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology]], and [[Master of Science|Masters in Science(M.Sc.)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra : कौन हैं देश के नए विदेश सचिव विनय मोहन क्वात्रा, पंत विवि से रहा है गहरा नाता |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-new-foreign-secretary-vinay-mohan-kwatra-has-studied-at-gb-pant-agricultural-university-22602183.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rastogi |first=Manthan |date=2022-04-10 |title=गर्व के पल: पंतनगर यूनिवर्सिटी के छात्र रहे विनय मोहन क्वात्रा होंगे देश के नए विदेश सचिव |url=https://haldwanilive.com/gb-pant-university-student-vinay-mohan-kwatra-new-foreign-secretary-of-india/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Uttarakhand News |language=en-US}}</ref> Kwatra speaks French, Hindi and English. He has also obtained a diploma in International Relations from the [[Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India’s ambassador to Nepal, to take over from Shringla as Foreign Secretary |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vinay-mohan-kwatra-foreign-secretary-7852550/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=indianexpress.com |language=English}}</ref>
Vinay Mohan Kwatra was born on 15 December 1962.<ref>{{cite news |title=WHO IS VINAY MOHAN KWATRA? |url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-vinay-mohan-kwatra#collapse |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=Business Standard India}}</ref> He holds a degree of B Sc Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (Hons.) from [[G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology]], and [[Master of Science|Masters in Science (M.Sc.)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra : कौन हैं देश के नए विदेश सचिव विनय मोहन क्वात्रा, पंत विवि से रहा है गहरा नाता |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-new-foreign-secretary-vinay-mohan-kwatra-has-studied-at-gb-pant-agricultural-university-22602183.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rastogi |first=Manthan |date=2022-04-10 |title=गर्व के पल: पंतनगर यूनिवर्सिटी के छात्र रहे विनय मोहन क्वात्रा होंगे देश के नए विदेश सचिव |url=https://haldwanilive.com/gb-pant-university-student-vinay-mohan-kwatra-new-foreign-secretary-of-india/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Uttarakhand News |language=en-US}}</ref> Kwatra speaks French, Hindi and English. He has also obtained a diploma in International Relations from the [[Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India's ambassador to Nepal, to take over from Shringla as Foreign Secretary |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vinay-mohan-kwatra-foreign-secretary-7852550/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=indianexpress.com |date=4 April 2022 |language=English}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
He has previously served at [[Ministry of External Affairs, India]] and [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] as Joint Secretary. He has also served as Minister (Commerce) at the Embassy of India in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]] from May 2010 to July 2013. Between July 2013 and October 2015, Mr. Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and later served as the head of the Americas Division in the Foreign Ministry where he dealt with India's relations with the United States and Canada.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India's Ambassador To Nepal, To Be New Foreign Secretary |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vinay-mohan-kwatra-indias-ambassador-to-nepal-to-be-new-foreign-secretary-2861921 |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> He has served at different positions in many of India's missions abroad and in India. Kwatra holds an experience of nearly 32 years in a range of assignments.
He has previously served at [[Ministry of External Affairs, India]] and [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] as Joint Secretary. He has also served as Minister (Commerce) at the Embassy of India in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]] from May 2010 to July 2013. Between July 2013 and October 2015, Mr. Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and later served as the head of the Americas Division in the Foreign Ministry where he dealt with India's relations with the United States and Canada.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India's Ambassador To Nepal, To Be New Foreign Secretary |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vinay-mohan-kwatra-indias-ambassador-to-nepal-to-be-new-foreign-secretary-2861921 |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> He has served at different positions in many of India's missions abroad and in India. Kwatra holds an experience of nearly 32 years in a range of assignments.


===As the Foreign Secretary of India===
===Foreign Secretary===
On April 4, 2022, it was announced that Mr. Kwatra will succeed [[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]] to assume the post of the [[Foreign Secretary of India]] upon the latter's superannuation of the post on 30 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-04-04|title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra announced as the new foreign secretary|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/vinay-mohan-kwatra-india-s-ambassador-to-nepal-to-be-new-foreign-secretary-101649073091154.html|work=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> On 1 May, he became the 34th [[Foreign Secretary of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as new Foreign Secretary |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vinay-mohan-kwatra-takes-charge-as-new-foreign-secretary/article65372676.ece |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=1 May 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
On April 4, 2022, it was announced that Mr. Kwatra will succeed [[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]] to assume the post of the [[Foreign Secretary of India]] upon the latter's superannuation of the post on 30 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-04-04|title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra announced as the new foreign secretary|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/vinay-mohan-kwatra-india-s-ambassador-to-nepal-to-be-new-foreign-secretary-101649073091154.html|work=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> On 1 May, he became the 34th [[Foreign Secretary of India]] and served there till 14 July 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as new Foreign Secretary |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vinay-mohan-kwatra-takes-charge-as-new-foreign-secretary/article65372676.ece |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=1 May 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=Vikram Misri named India's next foreign secretary, who is he? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/vikram-misri-named-indias-next-foreign-secretary-who-is-he-13787252.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
He is married to Mrs. Pooja and has two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eoiparis.gov.in/page/amb-profile/ |website=Embassy of India, Paris|title=Ambassador of India H.E. Vinay Mohan Kwatra|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref>
He is married to Pooja Kwatra. The couple has two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eoiparis.gov.in/page/amb-profile/ |website=Embassy of India, Paris|title=Ambassador of India H.E. Vinay Mohan Kwatra|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Kwatra in November 2022
34th Foreign Secretary of India
In office
1 May 2022 – 14 July 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterS. Jaishankar
Preceded byHarsh Vardhan Shringla[1]
Succeeded byVikram Misri
25th Ambassador of India to Nepal
In office
March 2020 – April 2022
Preceded byManjeev Singh Puri
Succeeded byNaveen Srivastava
24th Ambassador of India to France
In office
July 2017 – February 2020
Preceded byDr. Mohan Kumar
Succeeded byJawed Ashraf
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
India
SpousePooja
Children2 sons
BildungM.Sc
Alma materG. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
OccupationIndian Foreign Service
ProfessionDiplomat

Vinay Mohan Kwatra, (born 1962) is a retired IFS Indian diplomat. He served as the 34th Foreign Secretary of India, taking over from Harsh Vardhan Shringla from May 2022 till July 14, 2024[2][3] as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States. Previously, he has served as the Ambassador of India to France and Nepal.[4]

Early life and education

Vinay Mohan Kwatra was born on 15 December 1962.[5] He holds a degree of B Sc Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (Hons.) from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, and Masters in Science (M.Sc.).[6][7] Kwatra speaks French, Hindi and English. He has also obtained a diploma in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.[8]

Career

He has previously served at Ministry of External Affairs, India and Prime Minister's Office as Joint Secretary. He has also served as Minister (Commerce) at the Embassy of India in Washington D.C. from May 2010 to July 2013. Between July 2013 and October 2015, Mr. Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and later served as the head of the Americas Division in the Foreign Ministry where he dealt with India's relations with the United States and Canada.[9] He has served at different positions in many of India's missions abroad and in India. Kwatra holds an experience of nearly 32 years in a range of assignments.

Foreign Secretary

On April 4, 2022, it was announced that Mr. Kwatra will succeed Harsh Vardhan Shringla to assume the post of the Foreign Secretary of India upon the latter's superannuation of the post on 30 April 2022.[10] On 1 May, he became the 34th Foreign Secretary of India and served there till 14 July 2024.[11][12]

Personal life

He is married to Pooja Kwatra. The couple has two sons.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Haidar, Suhasini (4 April 2022). "Former PMO official Vinay Kwatra to be next Foreign Secretary". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed India's new Foreign Secretary: Government". The Hindu. PTI. 4 April 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as new foreign secretary | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ "India picks Vinay Mohan Kwatra as its new ambassador to Nepal". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "WHO IS VINAY MOHAN KWATRA?". Business Standard India. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra : कौन हैं देश के नए विदेश सचिव विनय मोहन क्वात्रा, पंत विवि से रहा है गहरा नाता". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. ^ Rastogi, Manthan (10 April 2022). "गर्व के पल: पंतनगर यूनिवर्सिटी के छात्र रहे विनय मोहन क्वात्रा होंगे देश के नए विदेश सचिव". Uttarakhand News. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India's ambassador to Nepal, to take over from Shringla as Foreign Secretary". indianexpress.com. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India's Ambassador To Nepal, To Be New Foreign Secretary". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra announced as the new foreign secretary". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as new Foreign Secretary". The Hindu. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Vikram Misri named India's next foreign secretary, who is he?". Firstpost. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Ambassador of India H.E. Vinay Mohan Kwatra". Embassy of India, Paris. Retrieved 8 December 2019.


Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Dr. Mohan Kumar
Ambassador of India to France
2017–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of India to Nepal
2020–2022
Succeeded by
Naveen Srivastava
Preceded by Foreign Secretary of India
2022-2024
Succeeded by