Vijay Keshav Gokhale Named India’s New Foreign Secretary

Vijay Keshav Gokhale Named India’s New Foreign Secretary
An auto-rickshaw travels along King’s Way boulevard flanked by the South Block of the Central Secretariat buildings, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs (Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)

Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale was today appointed foreign secretary for a two-year fixed term, succeeding S Jaishankar who completes his tenure on Jan. 28, according to a statement by the Ministry of Personnel.

Gokhale, a 1981 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, was India's envoy to China.

He is at present secretary (economic relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Gokhale's appointment to the post, said the order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.

Jaishankar was appointed foreign secretary on Jan. 29, 2015, for two years. He was given a one-year extension in January last year.

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