Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri gets 19-month extension

Vikram Misri assumed charge as Foreign Secretary on July 15 this year, after serving as Deputy National Security Adviser from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. He succeeded Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who is now serving as India’s Ambassador to the United States.

By: Express News Service

New Delhi | November 12, 2024 01:40 AM IST

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Foreign Secy Vikram Misri gets 19-month extension

Extension granted until July 14, 2026

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday got a 19-month extension beyond his superannuation date of November 30, 2024. This extension, approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, will see Misri continue in his present role until July 14, 2026, or until further orders.

“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service of Shri Vikram Misri, IFS (1989) as Foreign Secretary beyond the date of his superannuation i.e. 30.11.2024 for a tenure up to 14.07.2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, in terms of provisions of FR 56 (d),” a notice signed by Manisha Saxena, Secretary, Appointments Committee of the Cabinet & Establishment Officer, said on Monday.

Misri assumed charge as Foreign Secretary on July 15 this year, after serving as Deputy National Security Adviser from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. He succeeded Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who is now serving as India’s Ambassador to the United States.

A career diplomat from the 1989 batch of the Indian Foreign Service, Misri has served in various capacities at the Ministry of External Affairs, and in various Indian Missions abroad in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Apart from serving as the Joint Secretary in the PMO, he has also served as Private Secretary to three Prime Ministers — I K Gujral, Manmohan Singh, and Narendra Modi.

Misri also served as India’s ambassador to Spain (2014-2016) and Myanmar (2016-2018), besides stints in many Indian missions including Pakistan, the US, Germany, Belgium and Sri Lanka. He was India’s Ambassador to China between 2019 and 2021 and is known to have a good network in the Chinese establishment. He is believed to have played a key role in the talks with China after tensions flared following the Galwan Valley clashes in June 2020.

Misri was born in Srinagar in 1964 and received his early education in Gwalior. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Delhi University’s Hindu College and an MBA from XLRI.

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