GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 3rd Jan. Randhir Jaiswal on Wednesday officially became the new spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, taking over from Arindam Bagchi who has been assigned an overseas role.
Randhir Jaiswal assumes charge as the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs as Arindam Bagchi proceeds on overseas assignment. pic.twitter.com/EvHDVoTz47
— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2024
Jaiswal, a member of the 1998 batch of the Indian Foreign Service, assumed this position as Bagchi was appointed as India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva.
Over the course of his twenty-year diplomatic career, Jaiswal has served in various capacities in Portugal, Cuba, South Africa, and at India’s permanent mission to the UN in New York.
In addition, Jaiswal has made significant contributions to the External Affairs Ministry, including his roles as deputy secretary overseeing relations with the United States and joint secretary managing diplomatic ties with countries in western Europe.
In mid-2017, he was appointed as joint secretary responsible for international relations, serving the President in this capacity.
Jaiswal took on the role of consul general in New York in July 2020.
